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Yup, that was your culture back then and there was reformation. Now same thing happened with our cultural practices which got reformed as time passed like increasing age for marriage, banning sati, widow remarriage etc. Islam and Christianity did influence reformers like Gandhi, and Raja Rammohan Roy in bringing some those reforms. Evil practices happen everywhere and need to be condemned. Even now practices like child marriages, batchabazi, prostitution, mutah, banning girl education etc are still sanctioned in some societies.
The whole world reformed except India .
In the 1970s, medical diagnostic testing using ultrasounds became available to determine the sex of a fetus during pregnancy. Using high-frequency sound waves, ultrasounds can display accurate images of a fetus within the mother’s uterus to understand fetal health, positioning, and visualize potential problems during pregnancy. However, a tool meant to help families prepare for a new life exacerbated India’s existing infanticide issue. Since sex determination technology became available in the 1970s, India is estimated to have about 63 million fewer women.
It skyrocketed in India around the 1990s when ultrasound technology became widespread among upper-class and upper-caste society members. When the Indian government became aware of this technology, they passed the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act (1994), which made it illegal to determine the sex of a fetus unless it was necessary for urgent medical reasons. Despite the illegality of sex determination testing in India, this policy’s efficacy varied upon jurisdictional enforcement, which resulted in the continuation of mass sex-selective testing and abortions. As a result, it is estimated that there will be 6.8 million fewer female births by 2030, precisely due to the consistent practice of sex-selective abortions.
Un-Natural Selection: Female Feticide in India | The Public Health Advocate
This article was originally published in our Spring 2021 print issue. India’s skewed sex-ratio due to mass sex-selective abortions is based on the perception that women should be valued less than men in society. The Issue of Sex-Selective Abortions A pregnant woman sits alone with
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