female feticide in india

  India’s skewed sex-ratio due to mass sex-selective abortions is based on the perception that women should be valued less than men in society.  The Issue of Sex-Selective Abortions A pregnant woman sits alone with her thoughts inside the cold, empty hospital consultation room in India. She simply wants to make sure her baby is okay, but in the back of her mind, she knows there is a lot riding on whether the baby is a boy or girl. She knows it is illegal to ask the doctor to disclose information about the sex of her baby, but is desperate to please her husband and in-laws with the news of a son. In the United States, finding out the sex of a baby is simply another regular milestone that parents undergo during pregnancy. Normally, the moment is filled with excitement and love, but that is not the case for women in India. A poll by the  Thomson Reuters Foundation  found that India is ranked the most unsafe country for women. Their culture of perpetuating female inferio...