The illegal sex determination through ultrasound results in millions of female foeticide every year. In 2001 Census of India the expected number of girl children was less than two million, apparently aborted by parents with the help of latest ultrasound facility.[1] In Nepal, the reporting of abortion is in decreasing trend [?]. The abortion cases reported in years 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 were 81, 89, 55, 14, and 12, 15, 8 respectively.[2] However the sex of aborted children could not be confirmed. The recent new Nepali law legitimating the conditional abortions might be misused.
[1] " The Lost Girls", Femina, 15 Nov. 2003
[2] Police headquarters
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
It was a rare oppurtunity to visit China with His Majesty King Birendra and Her Majesty Queen Aishorya as ADC
King Birendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev of Nepal visited China a total of ten times during his reign. He dealt with all major generations of Chi...
No comments:
Post a Comment