1. unchaahi...! …more than a hundred million women are missing because their parents wanted a son..!

2. Female Foeticide : A Hall of Shame Female foeticide is a process of aborting perfectly healthy female foetuses after about 18 weeks (or more) of gestation just because they are females

3. 1) EVIL OF DOWRY:- The exorbitant dowry demand is one of the main reason for female foeticide. A girl means accumulation of sufficient resourses for the dowry the parent have to give away, when the girls get married. 2)The belief that it is only the son who can perform the last rites, lineage and inheritance runs through the male line, sons will look after parents in old age, men are bread winners etc. Causes :

4. "Congrats, You’ve a baby girl.".. "Kill Her!!!” Ultra-sonography Foetoscopy Placental tissue sampling Amniocentesis Instruments of murder:

6. StateSex Ratio in 0-6 age group – 2001 Census RuralUrban Punjab866789 Haryana884809 Rajasthan909886 Delhi917866 Uttar Pradesh928880 Bihar949924 West Bengal955948 Orissa949927 Madhya Pradesh 960941 Gujarat908827 Maharashtra934908 Andhra Pradesh 962958 Karnataka951939 Kerala958951 Tamil Nadu951 India934905 “Death becomes her”

7. According to Chinese estimates, by 2020 there are likely to be 40 million unmarried young men, called guang guan or ‘bare branches’, in China, because of the adverse sex ratio.

8. Focus on the humanist, scientific and rational approach and a move away from the traditional teachings which support discrimination. Empowerment of women and measures to deal with other discriminatory practices such as dowry, etc. A strong ethical code for doctors. Simpler methods for complaint registration for all women, particularly those who are most vulnerable. Measures to prevent the menace:

9. Publicity for the cause through the media and increasing awareness amongst the people through NGOs and other organizations; Regular appraisal and assessment of the indicators of the status of women such as sex ratio, female mortality, literacy and economic participation.

10. “Killing the girl child is one of the biggest sins according to the Quran. When a girl is born, Allah comes down to the earth to bless the child and the family is bestowed with all His blessings....”

11. "Yatra naryastu pujyante ramante tatra Devata, yatraitaastu na pujyante sarvaastatrafalaah kriyaah“ Whenever women are given their due respect, even the deities like to reside there and where they are not respected, all action remains unfruitful."

12. Guru sahib say “So kyon manda aakhiye jit jammein rajaan”. Guru sahib imply by saying this that woman have given birth to emperors of the world, therefore cannot be condemned.

14. “” Thank you!