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

In 2013, Indiana prosecutors charged Purvi Patel with feticide after she allegedly took misoprostol and mifepristone that she had purchased online.

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

"A concise survey of the beliefs and customs of primitive peoples in such matters as modesty, conjugal fidelity, courtship, marriage, birth and feticide."

From Little Essays of Love and Virtue by Ellis, Havelock