Pro-life video of the day: The disappearing daughters of India
by Hans Johnson
China’s One Child Policy has resulted in the deaths of millions of female babies. Though in India it is illegal to have sex-selective abortions, it is commonplace in the many rural villages – an estimated six million in the past ten years.
This practice has gotten more attention recently with the publication of the book Disappearing Daughters: The Tragedy of Female Foeticide by Gita Aravamudan, a report on ABC’s 20/20 that can be seen here and here, as well as this video from the United Nations, which is not known for having pro-life sensibilities.
Kilash Boria, seen here on CBN News, has not only followed in his father’s footsteps as a farmer, but also in his side-business of making herbal abortifacients for women in his village.
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This was very educational. How sad that the disappearing daughters are not valued like the cherished baby sons. LL
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In India, parents still pay a “dowery” to men to marry their daughters so, for poor families, a daughter is a “liability” whereas sons help farm, etc., helping MAKE money for their families, so sons are seen as an “asset” to the family…not to mention carrying on the family name.
That’s the culture they live in.
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Lord help India!
With the way things are going, thr US is going the list with them and China. . .
!!LORD HELP US ALL!!
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I wonder how many baby girls have to be killed before the whole dowry thing reverses itself, and families will have to start offering a huge sum to get their sons married? I’ve heard the Chinese have started buying brides from Korea and Taiwan, and in India there is a growing demand for Nepalese women. WHEN will these male-dominated cultures wake up and realize they NEED women in order to survive as a race???
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