female foeticide denial of human rights to unborn
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y Introduction
y FF: An alarming issue
y FF: Magnitude of the problem
y Reasons
y PNDT Act
y Suggestions to combat the problem
y Conclusion
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y What is female foeticide
y Parti-locality, parti-linage and patriarchal attitudeshave resulted in
- Subordinate positions in the family
- Denial of property rights
- Low-paid or unpaid jobs
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Daughters are perceived as an economic and social burden to the family
y The trend is stronger in urban than rural areas andamong literate rather than illiterate
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y 50 million girls and women are missing from India¶s
population a result of systematic gender discrimination
y 12.2% of girls born do not see their first birthday
y 9 million live to see their fifth birthdayy The ratio of girls to boys in India has shown a
³shocking decline´ in the last decade due to
elimination by abortion
y The ratio has fallen to 800 girls per 1000 boysy Misuse of ultrasound machines for gender
determination
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Year Gender Ratio CGR (0-6 yrs)
1961 941 976
1971 930 964
1981 934 962
1991 929 945
2001 933 927
Gender Ratio (1961-onwards)
The CGR has been fallen in India for the last fifty years from 945-927
It is more sharpen in the decade between 1991-2001 (decade of the globalization)
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y In 2001 four states of the India fell under below 800 category
- Punjab
- Haryana
- Delhi- Other sub-areas
y In a period of one year the number of gender selectiveabortions has increased from
- 62000-69000 in Haryana
- 51000-57000 in Punjab (The Hindu)The Fertility rate is down from 3.2-2.9 & 2.9-2.2 in other
areas
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y Dowry (no daughter, no tension of dowry)
y Girls as liabilities & boys as assets in accounting language
y Only son can help house management financially
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Praya Dhany Inflation- parents have to think before giving birth to a
female child
y Our society is male-dominated
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Corruptiony Science & Technology
y Government
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y Prohibition of gender Selection
y Preconception and prenatal diagnostic Techniques
Act(1994)
y Deaths due to social causesy Advisory committee of the Act
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y Campaign against gender determination
y Reservation in legislature & employment
y Women¶s voices should be promoted in decision-making
process
y Launching of anti-dowry movement
y Better training facilities to enhance skills
y Reform of laws and strict implementation of PNDT Act
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Women empowermenty Equal rights of inheritance
y Gender Sensitization courses in schools
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To conclude, the roots of the female foeticide can be
traced to deep-rooted patriarchy and anti-women
attitudes in the country.
Efforts should be made to make people aware of
different aspects of female foeticide.
There is a need to bring about a change in the mindsetof the people and create an effective awareness amongthe people across the nation.
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Women are not baby-making
machines.They are the builders of
the nation
Indra Nooyi
SoniaG
andhiAsia Indrabi
Kalpana Chawla
Kiran Bedi
Angela Merkel
Stephanie FernandezChanda Chochar
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