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

2 stop female foeticide



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

y

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




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




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)




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




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

y

Praya Dhany Inflation- parents have to think before giving birth to a

female child

y Our society is male-dominated

y

Corruptiony Science & Technology

y Government




y Prohibition of gender Selection

y Preconception and prenatal diagnostic Techniques

Act(1994)

y Deaths due to social causesy Advisory committee of the Act




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

y

Women empowermenty Equal rights of inheritance

y Gender Sensitization courses in schools




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.




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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