Western explorers and anthropologists who trekked to the harsh lands of northern Alaska and Canada early in this century made a disturbing observation: Boys greatly outnumbered girls in the various Eskimo communities known as Inuit, apparently reflecting the widespread practice of killing girls...

Although it is commonplace to refer to the killing of any child--newborn or older--by either parent as infanticide, current legal definitions of infanticide and filicide are well defined and are quite country-specific. According to Black's Law Dictionary as used in the United States'...

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...

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...

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.