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Definition of Infanticide:
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/ethics/abortion/medical/infanticide_1.shtm
2
http://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Infanticide
as the Carthaginians, went so far as to kill their children as religious
sacrifices to their gods3
Fisher's principle:
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http://www.christiancadre.org/member_contrib/cp_infanticide.html
4
http://www.pucl.org/reports/National/2001/female.htm
book, it is an argument in terms of parental expenditure. Essentially he
argues that the 1:1 ratio is the evolutionarily stable strategy.5
India : Sex Ratio
The Census 2011's provisional data, released on 30th March 2011 showed
that the sex ratio for children below 6 years has dropped from 927 to a
dismal 914 girls for every 1,000 boys.6
District with Lowest Female Sex Ratio Daman (Daman & Diu) 5917
5
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fisher%27s_principle
6
http://censusindia.gov.in/, http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics/nation/census-of-india-2011-
shocking-gender-bias-among-175-humanity/articleshow/7840479.cms.
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http://censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/India_at_glance/fsex.aspx
terminate an unintended pregnancy by a registered medical
practitioner in a hospital established or maintained by the Government
or a place being approved for the purpose of this act by the
Government. But not all pregnancies can be terminated. The abortion
is not allowed after 20 weeks of pregnancy , unless under exceptional
circumstances such as a threat to the mother·s life. Section 3 of the
MTP Act contends that pregnancy can be terminated if therapeutic
causes like physical &mental abnormalities or victim of rape, failure
of contraception or risk death of pregnant women.
In Roe Vs Wade by the US Supreme Court in this case the Court held
that a mother may abort her pregnancy for any reason, up until the
"point at which the fetus becomes 'viable.'".
In Arun Balakrishnan Iyer and Anr vs. Soni Hospital and Ors8 , the
Madras High Court held that, the removal of the uterus without the
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It was the state of Maharashtra ,which enacted the first law called
GMaharashtra Regulation of Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques Act,
1988µ and later ,Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (Regulation and
Prevention of Misuse) Act 20th September 1994 was enacted by
Government of India.
Pre ²natal test should be used only to detecting genetic or metabolic
disorders or chromosomal abnormalities or certain congenital mal-
formations or sex-linked disorders and act sought to prevent the
misuse of the test for sex-determaintion, which will eventually lead to
abortion of female fetus. According to UNICEF, the problem is getting
worse as scientific methods of detecting the sex of a baby and of
performing abortions are improving.
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prevention of their misuse for sex determination leading to female
foeticide and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Pre-natal diagnostic techniques include all pre-natal diagnostic
procedures and pre-natal diagnostic tests.
10
http://www.unicef.org/india/media_3285.htm
11
Cehat and Ors. vs. Union of India, AIR 2003,3309, http://www.cehat.org/humanrights/caselaws.pdf
This process should be continued till there is awareness in public that
there should not be any discrimination between male and female
child.
b) Quarterly reports by the appropriate authority, which are submitted
to the Supervisory Board should be consolidated and published
annually for information of the public at large.
c) ppropriate authorities shall maintain the records of all the
meetings of the dvisory Committees.
d) The National Monitoring and Inspection Committee constituted by
the Central Government for conducting periodic inspection shall
continue to function till the ct is effectively implemented. The
reports of this Committee be placed before the Central Supervisory
Board and State Supervisory Board for any further action.
e) s provided under Rule 17(3), public would have access to the
records maintained by different bodies constituted under the ct.
f) Central Supervisory Board would ensure that the following States
appoint the State Supervisory Board as per the requirement of Section
16. 1. Delhi 2. Himachal Pradesh 3. Tamil Nadu 4. Tripura 5. Uttar
Pradesh.
g) s per requirement of Section 17(3)(a), the Central Supervisory
Board would ensure that the following States appoint the multi-
member appropriate authorities: 1. Jharkhand 2. Maharashtra 3.
Tripura 4. Tamil Nadu 5. Uttar Pradesh.It will be open to the parties to
approach this Court in case of any difficulty in implementing
the aforesaid directions
12
http://www.tribuneindia.com/2011/20110316/haryana.htm
13
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/122269.php
Mr. rvind Kumar, The collector of Hyderabad district [2004-2006]has
illustrated the power of the ct. Hyderabad had the lowest child sex
ratio (0-6 years) in ndhra Pradesh. fter taking over in ,2004 he
tracked down all 389 diagnostic clinics in the city and took action. 361
ultrasound scan centres were issued notices for non- compliance with
the PNDT ct. Licenses of 91 centres were cancelled. 83 machines
were seized and 71 released after an undertaking and fine. Three
suppliers were prosecuted for supplying machines to clinics with no
registration licenses 14
Conclusion:
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http://www.unicef.org/india/media_3285.htm; http://www.outlookindia.com/article.aspx?230450