A man in Vadodara tortured his wives and even forced one of them to undergo six abortions - all for a male child. The wives managed to escape from his clutches and seek refuge at a home for destitute women. The husband is absconding.
Union Health Ministry has sought a detailed report from the state government about the issue.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/govt-doctors-involved-in-female-foeticide-in-orissa/45727-3.html
Naveen Patnaik says stringent action will be taken against the guilt.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/orissa-cm-promises-action-in-female-foetuses-case/45477-3.html
Foeticide is shockingly common in the state's Nayagarh district.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/30-female-foetuses-found-from-garbage-dump-in-orissa/45436-3.html
Nawashahar, Punjab, the state with India's lowest sex ratio, is making a determined move to check female foeticide.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/autopsy-rule-to-save-girl-child/34962-3.html
The problem of female foeticide has significantly worsened since 1991, says a UNICEF report.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/india-falls-short-of-7000-girls-daily/28313-17.html
Himachal Pradesh govt says it would consider amending the IPC to make female foeticide a crime equivalent to murder.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/hp-may-treat-female-foeticide-as-murder/26825-3.html
To check the rampant rise of female foeticide, Punjab will take Shabana Azmi’a help to create awareness on the issue.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/punjab-to-check-female-foeticide/21365-3.html
Discrimination does not end at female foeticide, thousands of girls in Haryana are given derogatory names.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/where-unwanted-girls-are-kaafi/21297-3.html
The government claims that the sex ratio of 819 girls per 1,000 males in the 0-six years age group has improved.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/ladli-helps-improve-haryana-sex-ratio/17076-3.html
Female foeticide isn't a phenomenon restricted to rural India. Affluent South Delhi has some terrifying statistics.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/posh-south-delhi-has-low-sex-ratio/14441-3.html
A kit that enables gender determination of an unborn child (five weeks after conception) has created fresh controversy.
http://www.ibnlive.com/news/gender-test-kit-to-stir-up-foeticide/14420-3.html
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