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Feminism portal. v. t. e. Female foeticide in India (Hindi: भ्रूण हत्या, romanized:bhrūṇ-hatyā, lit. 'foeticide') is the abortion of a female foetus outside of legal methods. A research by Pew Research Center based on Union government data indicates foeticide of at least 9 million females in the years 2000–2019.
Before 1971, abortion was criminalized under Section 312 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, [8] describing it as intentionally "causing miscarriage". [9] Except in cases where abortion was carried out to save the life of the woman, it was a punishable offense and criminalized women/providers, with whoever voluntarily caused a woman with child to miscarry [10] facing three years in prison and/or a ...
Female infanticide in India has a history spanning centuries. Poverty , the dowry system , births to unmarried women, deformed infants, famine, lack of support services, and maternal illnesses such as postpartum depression are among the causes that have been proposed to explain the phenomenon of female infanticide in India.
The Mahanarayana Upanishad lists abortion with actions such as breaking one's vow of chastity. [2] Some Hindu scriptures assert that "abortion is a worse sin than killing one's parents" and another text says that "a woman who aborts her child will lose her status". [1] In general, Hinduism teaches the guiding principle of Ahimsa, abstention ...
India's fertility rate has greatly decreased in recent years and is now distinctly below the global rate. Family planning in India is based on efforts largely sponsored by the Indian government. From 1965 to 2009, contraceptive usage has more than tripled (from 13% of married women in 1970 to 48% in 2009) and the fertility rate has more than ...
My body, my choice is a slogan describing freedom of choice on issues affecting the body and health, such as bodily autonomy, abortion and end-of-life care. The slogan emerged around 1969 [1] with feminists defending an individual's right of self determination over their bodies for sexual, marriage and reproductive choices as rights.
Numerous factors contribute to the abortion of female foetuses. For example, women who are highly educated and had a first-born female child are the most likely to abort a female. [7] The act of sex-selective abortion has contributed to a skewed male to female ratio. As of the 2011 census, the sex ratio among children aged 0–6 continued a ...
Bas relief at Angkor Wat, c. 1150, depicting a demon performing an abortion upon a woman who has been sent to the underworld. The Vedic and smrti laws of India reflected a concern with preserving the male seed of the three upper castes; and the religious courts imposed various penances for the woman or excommunication for a priest who provided an abortion. [3]