Female Foeticide in India Submitted by admin on 1 May‚ 2004 - 05:25 • India • IHN 2004.2 May • International Humanist News [pic] Female Foeticide in India By Indu Grewal and J. Kishore Introduction Some of the worst gender ratios‚ indicating gross violation of women’s rights‚ are found in South and East Asian countries such as India and China. The determination of the sex of the foetus by ultrasound scanning‚ amniocentesis‚ and in vitro fertilization has aggravated this situation
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Reproductive decisions may be one of the most personal‚ private decisions individuals make in their lives; yet it is dictated‚ controlled‚ and policed so greatly that the words ‘decision’ and ‘choice’ are no longer applicable. Male dominated professions‚ such as doctors and lawyers‚ have‚ historically‚ made reproductive decisions for all women‚ often making decisions that demonized women who did not want to become mothers. Traditional institutions‚ such as marriage‚ religion‚ and its inherent patriarchy;
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humanity”. Female Foeticide is thus‚ the act of aborting a foetus because it is female. This is a major social problem not only in India but the entire world. Foetal sex determination and sex selective abortion by medical professionals has today grown into a Rs. 1‚000 crore industry. Social discrimination against women and a preference for sons have promoted. According to the decennial Indian census‚ the sex ratio in the 0-6 age group in India went from 104.0 males per 100 females in 1981‚ to 105
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The issues that affects both females and male prisoners are pretty common across the board. Prisons all have three things in common: they are overcrowded‚ underfunded‚ and unfocused. Both woman and male prisons are overcrowded due to the growing crime rate in America. Therefore‚ many prisons have different practices and levels. There are three particular types which are maximums‚ mediums‚ and minimums. Maximum prisons are the most secured prisons‚ they have both exterior and interior security. One
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of a father’’‚ stating that female live under father’s power because male are more muscular and powerful so they could determine what women should do or shouldn’t do through force‚ pressure‚ education or tradition to maintain their power. And women don’t have rights to make any decisions‚ they have to obey the values and demands appointed by male or the father. Nowadays‚ ’’patriarchy’’ means the power held by male in different aspects of the society and in social systems. In short‚ under ’’patriarchy’’
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Sexuality-Reproductive Pattern: Client not sexually active for about 2 years Pattern of Elimination: Constipation‚ takes Colace and eats salad to help with bowel movement Pattern of Activity and Exercise: Client is active‚ goes to the gym at least 3x weekly before her back injury. Still goes to work on modified duties. Pattern of Sleep and Rest: Client does not rest during the day and gets about 6 hours of sleep at night. Pattern of Self-Perception and Self-Concept: Client has gained a lot
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FEMALE EDUCATION Intrcduction: Education means mental and moral training. It is the light that clears off the darkness of ignorance from our mental horizon. It open wide to our vision the vastness of God’s creation and enables us to think about the merciful creator of this universe. It is a blessing. It ensures a perfect and harmonious development of our innate qualities and makes us worthy of the name `Ashraful Makhlukat’ Education should be universal: Education is a light to which everybody
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Abstract This report examines the relationship between cigarette smoking among NUC females. The aim of this study is to determine the knowledge and attitude and behavior of female smokers. To reveal the different influences that are paramount in their smoking habits. This report investigates hypotheses regarding women smokers in college. Furthermore‚ test the Factors that contributed to the tobacco use among women. The findings explain the tremendous difference among the groups. However in light
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Assisted Reproductive Technologies What is assisted reproductive technologies? Per Dictionary.com assisted reproductive technologies are defined as the use of medical techniques to bring about the conception and birth of a child‚ including artificial insemination‚ in-vitro fertilization‚ egg and embryo donation and drug therapy. More specifically the procedures are called Intrauterine Insemination‚ In Vitro Fertilization‚ and taking the drug Clomiphene to stimulate ovulation. Typically‚ these methods
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as a male dominated one‚ and females that were supposed to be with the gang members‚ were either their wives of girlfriends‚ and females who were seen actively involved were supposed to be for sole purposes of sex‚ and were labeled as “possessions”. Apart from that females in the street gangs were considered to be used as ploys or scouts. However things have changed very drastically now‚ and the roles of females are much more than what it was
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