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...

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...

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...

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.