May 1997
In India's southern state of Tamil Nadu, female infanticide is so frequent that all second daughters are known as 'the girl born for the burial pit'.
Desperately poor families routinely ...
May 1997 In India's southern state of Tamil Nadu, female infanticide is so frequent that all second daughters are known as 'the girl born for the burial pit'.
Desperately poor families routinely kill girl babies after birth for fear they can't afford to raise them or provide the extortionate dowry required by a groom's family. Pavati's husband killed her second daughter the day she was born. She went home to her father's house and didn't eat for a month following the death but with two other children she had to return to her tiny hut and carry on. Another baby, Hymera was luckier, brought to a safe house by her uncle despite fierce opposition from his neighbours. Now she is cared for by people who value her life. Teenage girls sit in a circle in a coconut grove discussing the strengths they will need as India's next generation of mothers. A report on the attempts of agencies, such as the Indian Council for Child Welfare, to stop infanticide through re-education, training of women and providing homes for unwanted girl babies. So far prosecuting local mothers for murder has done little more than punish the saddest victims of a social tragedy.
Produced by ABC Australia Distributed by Journeyman Pictures
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Hey, if anyone knows of any organization groups in MD, VA, or DC that are supporting the awareness of infanticide, please let me know. I want to do whatever I can to help.
Hillary Clinton is the eldest of three and has two YOUNGER brothers. I think this is the reason why she is so powerful. We need more Hillarys and (Meryl Streeps, who is of the same birth order) don't you think? So if your first child happens to be a girl, and your second child a boy, then have a third child. Hopefully he is a boy.
Hey keep it cool. We all hate the motherfuckers who do this shit but show respect to the millions of Indians and Chinese that are fighting this evil called Female Foeticide. Awareness is increasing, we will win.
You have to understand that India is DRASTICALLY different based upon which region of it you are in.
In many regions, people look at this without utmost disgust and rage, and do their best to stop such things, but in a nation of more than a billion, you cannot control or regulate these things.
These nations need to quit killing all the femake babies, they are going to end up with noone to marry and then what whill probably happen is the dowry will dissapear because the husbands are desperate for a woman.
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Hang them by their necks, dead, making sure everybody sees it.
Sometimes you have to fight 12th century with 12th century.
In many regions, people look at this without utmost disgust and rage, and do their best to stop such things, but in a nation of more than a billion, you cannot control or regulate these things.