female foeticide
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Dr. Sharda Jain
Director :-
Founder Chairman PCH OBST/ Gynae Dpt.
Sec General : Delhi Gynaecology Forum
Elimination of Girls in India
1 crore Girls were Eliminated in last
2 decades GOI-2007
INDIA isLosing A Million Girls annually
to Sex Selection (GOI-2007)
IMA feels number is much more
Census Total Rural Urban
1981 962 963 931
1991 945 948 935
2001 927 934 903
SRB/2003-05*
880 882 872
Source: Census of India
*Sample Registration System
Child Sex RatioChild Sex Ratio
Note: SRB calculated as Females/1000 males
International=952
Comparative Trends in SRBComparative Trends in SRB
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1982 1989 2000 2003
BIGGEST SHAME “Problem of elite and
educated” It is shameful
that extreme consumerism
traps even the most educated and elite
A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
Past President of India
Access to technology: • Density of USG machines and child sex
ratios are significantly correlated (Maharashtra ) indicating technology driven nature of problem r: - o.679 (Highly significant Negative correlation)
• Variety of providers including qualified
medical professionals running USG clinics
Son Preference & Daughter AversionSon Preference & Daughter Aversion
Source : A Study of Ultrasound Sonography Centres in Maharashtra by Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, Pune
According to one micro-study conducted in some hospitals of Delhi:
Birth Order
Sex of previous child
Sex Ratio at birth (girls to 1000 boys)
2nd order One male child 959
One female child 542
3rd order One male and one female child
558
Two female children
219
* This information is from a study done by Christian Medical Association of India. It takes into account 11267 births for the year 2000-2001 collected from one of the public hospital in Delhi
Sex Ratio at Birth by sex of the previous children*
Who does it ?Who does it ?
Ratios are balanced when• Parents have medium levels of education
(high school education)
• Women are not only educated but also
employed outside home
• When the difference between the incomes
of the spouses is marginal
Son Preference & Daughter AversionSon Preference & Daughter Aversion
STING OPERATIONS &Follow up
Rajasthan Suspended - 41 doctors Rajasthan Medical council – debarred -7
U.PDelhi Cases are pending in courtsGujarat ( PC – PNDT Act) BiharPunjabM.P
MOHFW, 2007
Exposed 100 doctors
IMA IS CONCERNED
Non maintenance of records• Incomplete records – No address of
patient ,No signature, No reason of scanning.
• Non registration of ultrasound centre• Delay in renewal of ultrasound centre • Not submitting the properly filled form F in
time. Only in 5%, cases are booked for verbally
telling the sex of child.
95% cases registered against doctors under PC-PNDT Act are due to
Violation Under the Act Type of Violation Number
Dec.2006
Non-registration 199
Non-maintenance of records
109
Communication of sex of fetus
52
Advt. about sex selection 25
Other violations 37
All 422 MOHFW,2007
What can be done
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PROACTIVE ROLE
• IMA
• MEDICAL FRATERNITY
IMA’S Resolution (Dec 2006 at Patna)
IMA expresses its concern over the declining male to female child sex ratio in the country and its adverse consequences on the society. Pre-natal sex determination needs to be strongly condemned. Members of the Association are advised to desist from such illegal, unethical and unsocial practice of prenatal sex determination. IMA is committed to work on this issue proactively for reversal of declining child sex ratio and ensuring a gender balanced and healthy society.
IMA resolves that National, State and District branches:-
• Will constitute Monitoring Cell for curbing female foeticide at all levels of IMA with representative of ultrasonologists, gynaecologists & other volunteer related specialities or their organisations.
• Will continue to sensitize its doctors at different forums on this issue especially on gender, legal, ethical and rights dimensions being compromised by perpetuation of this heinous crime.
• Will initiate voluntary monitoring on legitimate use of sonography techniques by registered centers in preventing misuse of technology.
IMA resolves that National, State and District branches:- Cont…
• Will collaborate & co-operate with Appropriate Authorities for effective implementation of PC-PNDT Act.
• Will engage with civil society groups/members by constitution of “Doctors forum Against Sex Selection” (DASS) to create awareness regarding PC-PNDT Act and restoring dwindling and decreasing female child ratio.
National IMA will provide necessary guidance
to the branches to act on implementation of
this resolution.
Interventions proposed by IMA
• SENSITIZATION AND CAPACITY BUILDING of doctors to become PC-PNDT compliant.
• AWARENESS BUILDING on the issue through IMA publications (IMA News and JIMA)
Activities proposed in 2008
SENSITIZATION AND CAPACITY BUILDING.
- Identification of national faculty
- 4 regional workshops (East, North ,West and Central regions)
Involving IMA , FOGSI, IRIA office bearers
and selected faculty from Medical Colleges
- 50 District level workshops
Objectives of Regional/District Level Workshops
• Provide a PLATFORM to discuss the issue of sex selection.
• Sensitize on ROLE OF DOCTORS in addressing this issue of sex selection.
• Identifying VISITING FACULTY AND VOLUNTEER MONITORS to make IMA branch PC-PNDT compliant.
• Motivate medical fraternity to form DOCTORS FORUM AGAINST SEX SELECTION in each district
Doctor’s Forum Against Female Foeticide (Doctors, Govt functionaries, NGOs & Civil society)
OUR LAST HOPE to make it a PUBLIC MOVEMENT
National meet of religious leader, 2001- May
PUBLIC RALLIES
More and More
POLITICIANS to be roped in for
Championing the cause of FF
IMA-EDB Signature Campaign Initiative
Samuhik Marriages
e.g Patels in Gujarat
Thank You
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