Female Foeticide in Haryana

Abstract

The present paper deals with the problem of the female feticide in the society. The sex selection techniques are providing ample opportunity to the female foeticide and socio-economic problems are providing opportunity of female infanticide. Even though the law is a powerful instrument of social change yet law alone cannot root out this social problem. The real challenge before us and government authorities is to remove loopholes in the present laws. It is a responsibility of women’s group, NGO’s, the mass media educationist and medical professionals have to play their important role to curbing problem. It is pertaining to note that until and unless this menace is controlled, the country is heading for a catastrophic gender imbalance, which in turn would affect the nation’s economic progress.