Abstract: Female foeticide is a stark reality in India and gross violation of human rights. The present paper highlights that female foeticide is a kind of exploitation done not only against the girl child but the mother also. And the very fact is that mothers who faced this atrocity could talk about it. The study includes cases reflecting feelings of women who went through sex-determination procedures followed by abortions. It expressed their feelings related to pregnancy, and female foeticide and coping with the situation. The paper offers suggestive interventions to bring positive change into the situation.
Keywords: female foeticide, sex determination, sex ratio, foetus, exploitation, right to life.
Title: FEMALE FOETICIDE IN DELHI
Author: Ms. Arti Mann
International Journal of Social Science and Humanities Research
ISSN 2348-3156 (Print), ISSN 2348-3164 (online)
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