Female Foeticide

Few Cases Filed Under Act End In Successful Convictions; Govt Mulls Intensification Of Action Against Illegal Sex Determination

Probe Finds Highest Share Of Cases Linked To Private Hospitals, 78 FIRs Registered

Karnal Tops, Charkhi Dadri Hits Low, Govt Steps Up Sting Ops To Curb Foeticides

Deep-rooted son preference fuels sex-selective abortions in India, leading to millions of fewer female births by 2030. Despite legal bans, illegal networks facilitate prenatal sex determination and terminations, driven by cultural pressures and financial anxieties. While some areas show slow improvement in sex ratios, demand for sons persists.

A Muzaffarnagar family celebrated the birth of their second daughter with a public procession and festive homecoming, sending a strong message against gender bias and Female Foeticide. The parents expressed their desire to educate and empower their daughters, emphasizing that girls deserve equal opportunities and a chance to live and excel in all fields.

CM Jitan Ram Manjhi on Sunday claimed the rich families were encouraging Female Foeticide.

In a state known for its skewed sex ratio, more and more panchayats are coming out to lead the charge against Female Foeticide.

The government has time and again claimed that it is going all out to wage battle against Female Foeticide, one of the major social problems in the state.

While girls are being worshipped and people are fasting to please goddesses during Navratras, the declining female-male ratio in the state continues to be a cause for concern.

Indian Medical Association (IMA) organised an awareness session on Female Foeticide on Monday.Nukkad natak, poster and painting competitions were organised to create awareness on the burning issue.

The district and sessions court in Solapur sent four suspects arrested in a Female Foeticide case to 14 days judicial custody on Monday.

NCC cadets, on Monday, pledged to fight against the social evil of Female Foeticide.

The state health officials have conducted raids on dozens of diagnostic centres across the Valley in an attempt to check Female Foeticide. The action came following 2011 census report showing a skewed sex ratio in the 0-6 years age.

Stringent laws against Female Foeticide can be made but laws that lack public support do not yield results.

Karnataka's futile battle against Female Foeticide has ended up in a paradox. While the state's sex ratio (females per 1,000 male) is highest in 90 years, the child sex ratio (0-6 years) is the lowest in six decades.

As part of its 'Beti Bachao Beti Padhao' campaign to be launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi from Panipat on January 22, Haryana government on Saturday urged the social and religious institutions and khap panchayats to support the drive and take a pledge that they would not let Female Foeticide happen in their areas.

Pitching against the Female Foeticide and environmental degradation, hundreds of students belonging to various and colleges took out a march in Barnala town on Saturday.

Taking a serious note of ineffective actions against people committing Female Foeticide and the medicos involved in prenatal sex determination tests, the Rajasthan High Court on Friday directed all district judges in the state to decide such litigations pending before them within three months.