CONSEQUENCES OF FEMALE FOETICIDE AND LEGAL IMPLICATIONS

Abstract

After knowing her unborn child is a girl via medical testing, some mothers choose to abort or otherwise dispose of the foetus in a process known as female foeticide. Typically, the spouse, the in-laws, or even the woman's own parents will exert pressure to have her do this. Abortions are often performed because of an unwanted pregnancy. Yet, female foeticide is an even greater evil than the age-old practise of murdering an undesired kid, even before it is born. India, like many other cultures, is too patriarchal. All social strata adhere to a predetermined hierarchy. It's not like any other culture's fanatical fixation on the male sex. Men have been held in high esteem as the essential link in preserving the family name from ancient times. Unless she achieves her lifetime objective of becoming a breeding machine that produces male children according to the demands of the family, a girl is subjected to repeated pregnancies and (or) abortions.