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This document discusses female foeticide in India. It provides background on the declining sex ratio in India from 1901-2001 and links this to the low status of women in Indian society. The advent of technologies like ultrasound and amniocentesis have exacerbated the problem by enabling sex-selective abortions. This has led to issues like missing women, child marriage of younger girls, and social instability. The government has passed laws against sex determination and female foeticide but implementation ha

Author

Simran Singh Massaun

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EN