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
The law does not grant pregnant women immunity from prosecution under all circumstances; it grants immunity exclusively with regard to the feticide statute.
From Slate ● May 13, 2019
“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 John Harvey Kellogg
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