Astrology, tradition & infanticide in India

"Killing female babies in the name of tradition..."
"Most people feel the child is their property..."
"How can they support girls financialy?"
"There is still a belief that if a mother kills her daugther it's not a sin"
Quotes from the responsible of the NGO "Land of Men" which rescues newborn babies in India...

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Hema's testimony:
Hema had 5 daughters. The first 2 were killed. The next 3 were saved by the organisation "Land of Men". Hema is both criminal and victim. The elders and the community of the village didn't leave her a choice... She says:

I killed my own daughter because the astrologist of the village told me that if I didn't kill her, my husband would die...
I killed her with my own hands. I cried when I gave her poison... (sigh)
I regret killing her. It's too cruel. Why did I have to kill her? I think of her all the time... And it hurts immensely... It makes me suffer. I can't find peace, I can't forget...

Greek subtitles, english & indian audio.

"LA MALEDICTION DE NAÎTRE FILLE", by Manon Loizeau and Alexis Marant, Capa Presse TV, Albert- Londres prize 2006, 52'

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• astrology
• female
• genocide
• abortion
• infanticide
• woman
• women
• asia
• kill
• baby
• girl
• india
• newborn
• child
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[rogue0621]

Women/girl all over the world are not valued.

[sonureddyin]

Shame on Indians! They talk about being super power, economic power and shit and they are primitive as hell. This happens becoz of the dowry system (dowry is money paid by the brides father to the groom. The grooms family usually demands and tortures the bride and her family for the money) dowry is prevalent in all the class (middle, upper middle, poor and the rich

[473804kc19]

i was crying the whole time the lady was talking :( poor child and poor woman

[espiritolivre63]

@GetItRight222 -what a disgraceful comment,and coming from a doctor .Its amazing the way people still think about others-i now that i will never change your way ,but i think nobody needs to know how bad you are .Have some compassion and try to be better -i,m not indian or similar so dont think about more insults -

[GetItRight222]

You fucking ugly indians disgusts me all the way, if there is such thing as true God then he will DESTROY india and pakistan for good!!!!

[97karenlacey]

Yo you need to dial back the venom.This is about time out of mind tradtion and practices. This is an old system that must be broken down from with in. Pretending moral superiority when we have abortions clinic all over the place. I hate the sexism in this terriable tradition but when was the last time you saw women and men equally valued in any culture east or west?

I'm waiting...how about never

[TheLisamurray]

i would say its lack of education but its not these woman know what their doing is wrong and unatural an astroligrer told her husband was going to die if she didnt kill her daughter i couldnt live without my daughters i would rather my husband die than my children if ur normal thet is

[ktf17]

who started that bloody tradition? ur a psycho!!!

[seedzer]

Indain so fucking savageers, fuck you god demon u people for haveing a bady girl , siting there

listening to others instead of your mind of common sense