prenatal sex is a henious crime blog. akansh sharma .SAP

Akansh sharma

12/12/21

Prenatal sex is a henious crime 

Introduction:

India has an alarming gender imbalance and populationexperts have revealed that female foeticide is beingpracticed at alarmingly big numbers although selectiveabortions has been banned in the country. The deficit

of females was found in prosperous urban andprospering rural areas applying that this phenomenonis being practiced by educated and prosperous families.

Analysis also points to the positive linkage betweenabnormal sex ratio and better socio-economic status and literacy. In some ways this is a very old tale. Long before medical abortion became available, unwantedgirls were killed after birth or not given enough foodand medicine to survive. But modern technology has changed that.

 

As a consequence, infanticide has given

way to foeticide. Sex determination tests became big business shortly after their introduction in India in the 1970’s. Billboards stating, “Invest rupees 500 now, save Rs. 50,000 later” were designed to encourageprospective parents to abort female fetuses and saveon a future dowry.[1] 

In 2005, 90 million women were

estimated to be missing in seven Asian countries alone apparently due to prenatal sex selective abortion. Sex-selective abortion was rare before the late 20th century because of the difficulty of determining the sex of the fetus before birth, but ultrasound has made such selection easier.

Implications of Sex Selective Abortion:

Potential consequences are:

 Increase in violence against women and denial of basic right to them.

 Increase in sex related crime.

 Adverse impact on reproductive health of

women because of repeated pregnancy and

abortions.

 Adverse impact on mental health of women asthey are normally blamed for their in able to produce son.

Literacy and job training programs as well as increasedaccess to higher education for women are vital in empowering women and increasing their status. Public education campaigns are also an important part of the equation. Although eradicating sex selective abortion may seem like a daunting task in a country with such limited resources, it is a vitally important one, morally, socially and economically. To tackle the problem it is

essential to raise awareness and seek attitudinal and change.

Child Sex ratio (Females/1000 males) in poor tribal districts or other backward areas (Comparison of 1991 and 2001 census)

Sr.No.   District    1991   2001 Change

 1           Sangli       924     850    -74

 2           Satara       941     884    -57

 3     Ahmadnagar  969     890    -79

 4        Kolhapur      931     859    -72

 5    Aurangabad    933    884    -49

 6       Jalgaon        925    867    -58