Census spotlights India's 'missing girls'
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...statistics from the 2001 census...
...census returns...
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Bias against women permeates every level of the judical system.
They were accused of bias against people over 50.
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Being a woman in India is very hard. Being a woman in this country is not a privilege. Hindus do not want to have daughters. That is why we can hear about the practice called "sex-selective abortion". This practice means terminating a pregnancy based upon the predicted sex of the fetus. This cruel procedure is now again in the public eyes, because of the last official caunt of the population. The census shows the proportion of female to male kids at its lowest level for 1947. There are only 914 girls for every 1000 boys.
The prejudice against women in India is very strong. Girl is usually seen a burden, because her family must gather a large amount of money, which is given as a dowry to girl's husband when they get married. The fact of killing girls infantis has in India a long "tradition". In the old days girls were choked, drowned, or poisoned. Nowadays, it is easier to get rid of unwanted foetus, using abortion facilitated by low-cost ultrasound technology.
Legal regulations which forbid sex-determination tests are ineffective and skipped all the time. About half a milion female foetuses are aborted every year in India. All the actions that the government has carried out during last years and all the efforts it has made to decrease this number, had a little effect. The matter is that Indian mentality and beliefs must be changed. Indians should understand that they do not have a right to choose if they want a son or a daughter.
The prejudice against women in India is very strong. Girl is usually seen a burden, because her family must gather a large amount of money, which is given as a dowry to girl's husband when they get married. The fact of killing girls infantis has in India a long "tradition". In the old days girls were choked, drowned, or poisoned. Nowadays, it is easier to get rid of unwanted foetus, using abortion facilitated by low-cost ultrasound technology.
Legal regulations which forbid sex-determination tests are ineffective and skipped all the time. About half a milion female foetuses are aborted every year in India. All the actions that the government has carried out during last years and all the efforts it has made to decrease this number, had a little effect. The matter is that Indian mentality and beliefs must be changed. Indians should understand that they do not have a right to choose if they want a son or a daughter.
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