feticide

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Mr. Jaglan said it’s his own two daughters, Nandini, 11, and Yachika, 9, who motivate him to do whatever he can to stamp out female feticide.

From New York Times • Aug. 4, 2023

After she was discharged, police stopped the woman in her cab ride home, and arrested her for attempted feticide.

From Salon • Feb. 12, 2022

An appeals court eventually overturned the conviction, finding that Indiana’s feticide law wasn’t intended to punish women who self-terminate.

From Slate • Jul. 31, 2018

“Dangal” tells the story of the rise of India’s most successful female wrestlers, sisters hailing from a state where female feticide remains common.

From Washington Times • Apr. 27, 2017

The extent of the practice may be roughly estimated by the number of standing advertisements in the family newspapers, in which feticide is warranted safe and secret.

From Plain Facts for Old and Young by Kellogg, John Harvey