Importance of vitamin D for Pregnant Women and Developing Fetuses
Killing of Female Fetuses The greatest threats to our contemporary civilization.
Transcript of Killing of Female Fetuses The greatest threats to our contemporary civilization.
Killing of Female Fetuses Killing of Female Fetuses The greatest threats to our contemporary The greatest threats to our contemporary
civilizationcivilization
Sex-selective abortionSex-selective abortion
is the practice of terminatingis the practice of terminating
pregnancy based upon the predicted sex ofpregnancy based upon the predicted sex of
a girl babya girl baby
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Killing of Female FetusesKilling of Female Fetuses
The selective abortion of femaleThe selective abortion of female
fetuses is most common in areasfetuses is most common in areas
where cultural norms value malewhere cultural norms value male
children over female children,children over female children,
especially in western part ofespecially in western part of
Rajasthan. Sex-selective infanticide isRajasthan. Sex-selective infanticide is
killing a child based on the child's sexkilling a child based on the child's sex
Sex-selective abortion has beenSex-selective abortion has been
seen as worsening the sex ratioseen as worsening the sex ratio
In Rajasthan, affecting genderIn Rajasthan, affecting gender
Issues related to sexIssues related to sex
compositions of Rajasthanicompositions of Rajasthani
householdshouseholds
The use of ultrasound and abortionThe use of ultrasound and abortion
for sex selection has been bannedfor sex selection has been banned
since 1994 in India, however, there is since 1994 in India, however, there is evidence that such bans are rarely evidence that such bans are rarely enforced, and numerous dedicatedenforced, and numerous dedicated
Sex selection clinics operate in Sex selection clinics operate in many regions of Rajasthanmany regions of Rajasthan
Reasons for sex-selective abortionReasons for sex-selective abortion
A son is often preferred as an 'asset' since he A son is often preferred as an 'asset' since he can earn and support the familycan earn and support the family
A daughter is a 'liability' since she will be married A daughter is a 'liability' since she will be married off to another family, and so will not contribute off to another family, and so will not contribute financially to her parentsfinancially to her parents
The burden of raising dowry for a daughter's The burden of raising dowry for a daughter's marriagemarriage
Sex-selective abortion is thought to be most Sex-selective abortion is thought to be most common in most of parts in Rajasthancommon in most of parts in Rajasthan
Gender bias can broadly impact the society, and Gender bias can broadly impact the society, and it is estimated that by 2020 there could be more it is estimated that by 2020 there could be more than 25 million young "surplus males" in the than 25 million young "surplus males" in the countrycountry
In the society with an artificial shortage of In the society with an artificial shortage of women, a combination of surplus of males and women, a combination of surplus of males and increased upward mobility of females results in increased upward mobility of females results in accumulation of unmarried, lower-class males, accumulation of unmarried, lower-class males, who tend to be violence-pronewho tend to be violence-prone
Social EffectsSocial Effects
Shortage of females has the effect of driving Shortage of females has the effect of driving human trafficking and mail-order bride human trafficking and mail-order bride phenomenaphenomena
There are reports of women from some There are reports of women from some backward communities of Rajasthan backward communities of Rajasthan systematically trafficked to other parts and sold systematically trafficked to other parts and sold into forced marriagesinto forced marriages
Researchers have expressed concern that Researchers have expressed concern that prenatal sex selection may reduce the number of prenatal sex selection may reduce the number of families in the next generationfamilies in the next generation
Social EffectsSocial Effects
Prevention & creating awarenessPrevention & creating awareness
against killing of female fetusesagainst killing of female fetuses
is the prime concernis the prime concern
Needs to be curb immediately by an strong Needs to be curb immediately by an strong and well designed awareness strategy for and well designed awareness strategy for
Preventing Killing of Female FetusesPreventing Killing of Female Fetuses
Think…Think…
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Awareness at wider levelAwareness at wider level Mobilization & sensitization at community levelMobilization & sensitization at community level Counseling at household levelCounseling at household level Vision building with indicators for reducing killing Vision building with indicators for reducing killing
of female fetusesof female fetuses Strategy formation for the empowerment of Strategy formation for the empowerment of
women and a strengthening of women’s rights women and a strengthening of women’s rights through campaigning against practices such as through campaigning against practices such as dowry, and ensuring strict implementation of dowry, and ensuring strict implementation of existing legislation existing legislation
Inculcating a strong ethical code of conduct Inculcating a strong ethical code of conduct among medical professionalsamong medical professionals
Simple methods of complaint registration, Simple methods of complaint registration, accessible to the poorest and most vulnerable accessible to the poorest and most vulnerable womenwomen
Wide polarization in the media of the scale and Wide polarization in the media of the scale and seriousness of the practiceseriousness of the practice
Monitoring and resource mobilization strategyMonitoring and resource mobilization strategy Sensitization mechanism strong remedies to Sensitization mechanism strong remedies to
control killing of female fetusescontrol killing of female fetuses
Prevent…Killing of Female FetusesPrevent…Killing of Female Fetuses
Regular assessment of indicators of status of Regular assessment of indicators of status of women in society, such as sex ratio, and female women in society, such as sex ratio, and female mortality, literacy, and economic participationmortality, literacy, and economic participation
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Toll free service will be developed to ensure Toll free service will be developed to ensure prompt support to the needy population for prompt support to the needy population for counseling and motivationcounseling and motivation
Prevent…Killing of Female FetusesPrevent…Killing of Female Fetuses
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