In India there is no government organization limiting the number of children a family can have. So why have 50 million girls over the past three generations been victims of female infanticide, feticide, and brutal dowry murders? There are many reasons. Daughters require a sizable financial dowry in order to marry that many families simply cannot afford. The giving and taking of dowries was made illegal in 1961, punishable with up to 5 years imprisonment and sizeable fines. Yet many families continue to uphold the tradition.
Additionally, Indians are aborting females at a much higher rate than male children. To prevent families from terminating female fetuses once they find out the child's gender, India passed a law in 1994 prohibiting the use of ultrasound tests for sex determination. But sadly, these practices are common in hospitals and medical clinics across India today. One will often see advertisements for ultrasound clinics urging couples to spend "500 rupees today to save 50,000 rupees tomorrow" (the cost of the procedure compared to the average price of a dowry).
This is a really very bad social culture among the Indian society. There are many misconception persist in the society.Dowry is the important factor for female infanticide.India needs social awareness among the society. Social organisations and political parties should be serious to create public awareness to increase the value of the girls in society.Government must be serious to prevent it and take urgent action sincerely
poverty is the most important cause for female infanticide.The poverty in India isn't just social poverty. The poverty in India isn't just religious and cultural poverty. The poverty in India is an absolute poverty. The poverty in India involves poverty in every aspect of life.But most of the political leaders and organisations are not interested about social and cultural poverty. It seems that they become deaf and dumb! They only interested about dirty politics and communal politics. India is the great!
Ensure hospitals and doctors uphold the law against sex determination tests (preventing parents from knowing the sex of the fetus)
Create a rapid action task force to arrest those who engage in violence against women
Better enforce laws against giving and receiving dowries when women marry
Create a public awareness campaign to increase the perceived value of girls in society
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