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Female infanticide Information
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 Female infanticide, the prevalent form of sex-selective infanticide, is the systematic killing of girls at or soon after birth. It normally occurs when a society values male children to the point that producing a female is considered dishonorable,...




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Dozens of bags filled with tiny body parts found in well in eastern India
7/23/2007: 354 words, approx. 1 pages Thirty plastic bags stuffed with tiny skulls and other body parts have been found in an abandoned well in eastern India, officials said Monday. Police believe they may be aborted female fetuses or newborn girls killed because their families wanted boys.Investigators suspect a nearby medical...
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Tiny body parts found in eastern India
7/23/2007: 354 words, approx. 1 pages Thirty plastic bags stuffed with tiny skulls and other body parts have been found in an abandoned well in eastern India, officials said Monday. Police believe they may be aborted female fetuses or newborn girls killed because their families wanted boys.Investigators suspect a nearby medical...
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UN: Vietnamese prefer boys over girls
10/31/2007: 752 words, approx. 3 pages Vietnam's preference for boys over girls is further tipping the balance between the sexes in Asia, already skewed by a strong bias for boys among Chinese and Indians. The trend could lead to increased trafficking of women and social unrest, a U.N. report says.Vietnam is...



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Female Infanticide and Foeticide
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 Describes how female infanticide and foeticide are rapidly decreasing the female population throughout India. Outlines the main factors responsible for the increase in the incidence of female infanticide and foeticide, including the low status of women, son preference, and the practice of dowry across all casts groups.


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