India baby girl deaths 'increase'

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One must differentiate between the symptom and the cause.

Dowry is just a symptom, not the cause. The real reason behind this is the perception that males are superior to (or more useful than) women, hence male children are desirable over female children.

desiring a male child on the above perception is not a bad thing BUT Killing an unborn baby girl is.

 

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History of Infanticide

Despite the clear theistic prohibitions against child-murder by the three major Western religions, female infanticide has been for centuries a prominent and socially acceptable event in two related areas of the world: India and China. Even today, the extent of the problem is measured in frightening proportions: "at least 60 million females in Asia are missing and feared dead, victims of nothing more than their sex. Worldwide, research suggests, the number of missing females may top 100 million. "

The data is truly astounding, Estimates indicate that 30.5 million females are "missing" from China, 22.8 million in India, 3.1 million in Pakistan, 1.6 million in Bangladesh, 1.7 million in West Asia, 600,000 in Egypt, and 200,000 in Nepal.

I think most countries in Asia are guilty. Even though as per this article Islam forbids killing a girl child 3.1 million were killed in Pakistan. Jana I don't thinks its a Hindoo thing as you wish to portray it. Instead of making it a flame war all three countries like China, India and Pakistan should bow their heads in shame on this issue.

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Thats exactly is my point if it was in any Muslim country all hell would have broken by now and Islam is this and Islam is that would have been every news source.

And seeing how most Indians are getting upset with this iam sure they to realize when there close friends keep singing the same tune about Muslims it gets annoying. so next time my Indian friends wanna call Pakistanis terrorist with the help of there friends i hope they realize just cause it didn't make the world news they aren't perfect.

Islam did not prevent 3.1 million girl childs being killed in Pakistan did it ?

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History of Infanticide

Despite the clear theistic prohibitions against child-murder by the three major Western religions,
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And which are these major three Western Religions ????


this phrase in itself shows some baisness.

But even then over 22 million in India speaks voulmes for the practice and mindset.

and let me come back tomorrow i will post the comments to support what i said.

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[Always Neutral]

And which are these major three Western Religions ????


this phrase in itself shows some baisness.

But even then over 22 million in India speaks voulmes for the practice and mindset.

and let me come back tomorrow i will post the comments to support what i said.

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I never said India is doing the right thing but why such blind eyed devotion to the Chinese who are doing the same equally well.

What about the 3.1 million in Pakistan and 2 million in Bangladesh.

My point is that its comman in all asian countries and has more to do with lack of education than with religion.

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Walakum Assalam Malang
now as far keeping small familes well i dont consider this argument worth buying and a reason for killing the baby girls.
If one wants to have small family there are family planning option.

small family with no boys? for "martial" tribes..

the killing of unborn baby girls in India must have some reasons and be it social status, poverty or any other but it is definetly not the desire to have a small family. If it was then why they do not kill unborn boy babies ?
As far the prevailing of sitauation among certain tribes in India is concerned well if you can come up with authentic sources which claims that Sikhs are in the practice

Sure some sources on Punjab and Sikhs..

"A convention of World Sikh Heritage at Punjab's religious town of c Sunday adopted a resolution calling upon all Sikhs to shun the practice of female foeticide and consumption of drugs.
The resolution against female foeticide pointed out that the "evil practice" had become common even among Sikhs though it was forbidden in the Sikh faith.
Punjab has one of the lowest sex ratios in the country with three of its 17 districts being at the bottom among all 600 districts in India."

Sikh meet adopts motion against female foeticideSpirituality - Indiatimes

BBC News | SOUTH ASIA | Sikh priests condemn female foeticide


Sikhs like to talk a big game about gender equality, but most of the time it's just talk. Patriarchal institutions like dowry are still quite widespread amongst the Sikh community in India, for one thing. And worse: Punjab, as many people will know, has the highest male/female birth ratio in all of India, due to rampant female foeticide. It's hard to talk about gender equality when that is going on.

Women in Sikhism: A Promising Reform - Sepia Mutiny

"They identified three main reasons for female foeticide amongst Sikhs - the insecurity of a girl child, the increasing incidence of dowry and the urge for a male for the continuation of their family tree."
The Tribune, Chandigarh, India - Nation