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MCI asked to check selective Abortions

-The Hindu   Concerned at the skewed sex ratio as reflected in the latest Census report, the Centre has asked the Medical Council of India to take cognisance of the practice of illegal sex selection and sex selective Abortion. The MCI has been told to ensure that guidelines for accreditation of training and experience for medical practitioners are put in place quickly. The process of regular reviews with 18 States that have...

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MCI asked to check selective Abortions

-The Hindu   Regular reviews with 18 States that have the most adverse sex ratios is under way Implementation of the PC & PNDT Act rests with the State governments National Inspection and Monitoring Committee to undertake surprise inspections Concerned at the skewed sex ratio as reflected in the latest Census report, the Centre has asked the Medical Council of India to take cognisance of the practice of illegal sex selection and sex selective...

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As Wealth and Literacy Rise in India, Report Says, So Do Sex-Selective Abortions by Jim Yardley

India’s increasing wealth and improving literacy are apparently contributing to a national crisis of “missing girls,” with the number of sex-selective Abortions up sharply among more affluent, educated families during the past two decades, according to a new study. The study found the problem of sex-selective Abortions of girls has spread steadily across India after once being confined largely to a handful of conservative northern states. Researchers also found that women...

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Missing daughters

-The Hindu   The Census of 2011 revealed that the sex ratio in the 0-6 age group is worse now than in any decade since Independence. It is indisputable that this distressing trend is the result of more people having easier access to medical technologies that reveal the sex of the foetus, and opting for sex-selective Abortions. New research published by The Lancet provides further insights into the phenomenon of ‘missing...

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The full extent of India's 'gendercide' by Jeremy Laurance

Its population is expanding at breakneck speed, yet its schools are empty of girls Some call it India's "gendercide". In the past three decades up to 12 million unborn girls have been deliberately aborted by Indian parents determined to ensure they have a male heir. Once, parents desperate for a son achieved the same end by infanticide. But modern medical technology, and the complicity of the medical establishment, has sanitised the process...

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