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The passing of the Female Infanticide Prevention Act, 1870 made the practice illegal in the British Indian regions of Punjab and the North-Western Provinces. The Governor-General of India had the authority to expand the Act to other regions at his discretion.
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What are the reasons for female foeticide in India?
– The low status of women in society. – Preference for a male child. – Social and cultural practices like dowry. – Misuse of diagnostic techniques. – Intentional killing of a female foetus.
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What are the reasons for female foeticide in India?
– The low status of women in society. – Preference for a male child. – Social and cultural practices like dowry. – Misuse of diagnostic techniques. – Intentional killing of a female foetus.
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Who abolished female infanticide in India?
The East India Company administration took steps to ban the practice of infanticide in the subcontinent by passing the Bengal Regulatory Act XXI of 1795, the Regulating Act of 1802, and the Female Infanticide Act of 1870.
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When did female infanticide start in India?
As early as 1731, Jai Singh, the maharajah of Jaipur, made an indirect effort to curtail female infanticide by limiting dowry size to one year's income of the family's estate. The practice of infanticide was brought to the attention of the British in 1789 by the resident at Benares. By the 1820s Gov.
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Which state has highest female infanticide in India?
The Indian state with the highest number of infanticide cases reported in 2021 was Tamil Nadu, with 15 cases.
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How can we prevent infanticide?
Through detection, avoidance and deterrence, infants and their caregivers prevent infanticide. If infanticide is treated as a series of steps preceding lethal injury, one can see several junctures at which animals can act to lower risk (Figure 10.1). Protectors can prevent infanticide at every step.
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What is the cause of infanticide?
Unwanted pregnancies are the most common cause of infanticide nowadays. This may be because women or families do not have enough resources to look after their children and because, in many parts of the world, there is no access to modern forms of birth control or medical abortion.