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- Pooja Maheshwary
- Right Against Female Foeticide. As female foeticide, that is, killing of a female foetus in the womb itself, rose to an all-time high, the government banned pre-natal sex determination.
- Right To Education. The Right to Education Act, 2009, provides all children between the ages of six and 14 years the right to free and compulsory elementary education.
- Right To Be Raised In A Safe Environment. All children, including female children, have the right to be brought up in a safe and protected environment.
- Right Against Abusive Family Members. The Domestic Violence Act protects all females from any kind of physical, emotional, sexual, or financial abuse by family members.
Feb 6, 2019 · Female genital mutilation, or FGM for short, is the deliberate cutting or removal of a female's external genitalia. It often involves the removal or cutting of the labia and clitoris, and the...
Sep 27, 2022 · When a girl is educated, she is empowered. She can make her own decisions, raise the standard of living for her family and children, create more job opportunities, and reform society as a whole. As a result, a shift in attitudes toward girl child education in India is urgently needed. Every girl child deserves to be treated with love and respect.
- Introduction
- What The Law Says About Female Foeticide and Female Infanticide
- Role of Panchayat Members in Stopping Female Foeticide and Female Infanticide
Female foeticide is the process of finding out the sex of the foetus and undergoing abortion if it is a girl. Although it is illegal, many people continue to practice it. Besides this, there are some communities which practice female infanticide - the practice of killing the girl child once she is born. This fact is highlighted by the findings of c...
According to certain sections of the Indian Penal Code, forced abortion, causing death of an unborn child or intentionally preventing a child being born alive are punishable offences. Besides this, the Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Regulation and Prevention of Misuse) Act, considers engaging in sex selective abortion using pre-natal diagnostic t...
Panchayat members should 1. give accurate information on the laws pertaining to this issue 2. find out where it is being practiced in the village and investigate it immediately 3. register all births and deaths under the purview of the panchayat 4. raise awareness about gender sensitivity through public education programmes 5. prevent female foetic...
Female infanticide is the deliberate killing of newborn female children. Female infanticide is prevalent in several nations around the world. It has been argued that the low status in which women are viewed in patriarchal societies creates a bias against females. [1] The modern practice of gender-selective abortion is also used to regulate ...
Being a boy or a girl, for most children, is something that feels very natural. At birth, babies are assigned male or female based on physical characteristics. This refers to the "sex" or "assigned gender" of the child.
Female infanticide is the intentional killing of baby girls due to the preference for male babies and from the low value associated with the birth of females.’. These practices arise in areas where cultural norms value male children over female children.
