Female Foeticide in india. pptx infanticide

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1. Female Foeticide Sanitha Libin

2. Female Foeticide  in India is the abortion of a female foetus outside of legal methods. The frequency of female foeticide  in India is assumed to be an estimation derived from its high birth sex ratio, that is the ratio of boys to girls at birth.

3. Causes of female foeticide Obsession of son. Fear of dowry. Girls are considered as financial obligations. Determination of sex of a child before birth.

4. Legislation IN 2004, THE GOVT. OF INDIA PASSED THE PRE-CONCEPTIONAL AND PRE-NATAL DIAGNOSTIC TECHNIQUES (REGULATION AND PREVENTION OF MISUSE) “PCPNDT” ACT.

5. In 2001 the ratio was 107.1:100; Govt. of India passed the PCPNDT Act to decrease the female foeticide rate but Surprisingly ratio was increased by 2011 108.8:100 The Public Health Foundation of India, in its 2010 report, claimed a lack of awareness about the PCPNDT Act in parts of India, inactive role of the appropriate authorities, role of some clinics and medical practitioners in disregarding the law.

6. The Ministry of Health and Family Welfare of India has targeted education and media advertisements to reach clinics and medical professionals to increase awareness. The govt. is also supporting implementation of programs and initiatives that seek to reduce gender discrimination, including media campaign to address the underlying social causes of sex selection.

7. The Indian Medical Association has undertaken efforts to prevent prenatal sex selection by giving its members the Beti Bachao (save the daughter) badges during its meetings and conferences. In its communication campaigns, it is clearing up public misconceptions by emphasizing that sex determination is illegal, but abortion is legal for certain medical conditions in India.

8. The recent policy initiatives in India adopted by many states attempt to address that the assumed economic disadvantage of girls by offering support to girls and their parents. These policies offer conditional cash transfer and scholarships only available for girls, for each stage of their life right from birth, completion of childhood immunizaton , schooling from grade 1 to grade 12, and marriage at the age of 21.

9. Beti Bachao , Beti Padhao Scheme The Govt. of India has launched the BETI BACHAO, BETI PADHAO Scheme recently on 22 nd January, 2015, mainly aiming at generating awareness and improving efficiency of delivery of welfare services for women. The govt. proposed Rs. 150 crores to be spent by the Ministry of Home Affairs on this scheme to increase the safety of women in large cities.

10. The Pre-Natal Diagnostic Test Act (PNDT Act) Of 1994 This act was enacted in the year 1994 in all of the states in India , but it came into force in the year 1996. Through this act the use of pre-natal diagnostic techniques is prohibited and regulated. PNDT Act was amended in 2003 with its aim to ban the use of sex-selection techniques for sex-selective abortions. More than 21,600 centers conducting pre-natal diagnostic procedure have been registered

11. Consequences of female foeticide Decrease in female population. Adverse effect on women’s health mentally, emotionally and physically. Women are abused and sexually exploited. Leads in women trafficking. Women are kidnapped , bought and sold for marriage. Suicide rates in women will increase.

12. Responsibility of the society People should step up with the help of education and should be able to overcome the age-old traditional taboos which depict women as a burden. People should stand against illegal practices towards women like Dowry, Rape. Women should stop considering themselves to be the inferior group of the society and should learn to stand up for themselves, thus uplifting their standards.