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Started by : Sonam Kapoor, Software Developer, IBM   03 06 2010 06:43:31 +0000
Industry : HospitalsFunctional Area : Homes(Personal Interests)
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Some of the worst gender ratios, indicating gross violation of women’s rights, are found in South and East Asian countries such as India and China. The determination of the sex of the foetus by ultrasound scanning, amniocentesis, and in vitro fertilization has aggravated this situation. No moral or ethical principle supports such a procedure for gender identification. The situation is further worsened by a lack of awareness of women’s rights and by the indifferent attitude of governments and medical professionals.

The killing of women exists in various forms in societies the world over. However, Indian society displays some unique and particularly brutal versions, such as dowry deaths and sati. Female foeticide is an extreme manifestation of violence against women. Female foetuses are selectively aborted after pre-natal sex determination, thus avoiding the birth of girls.

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But, there is something we should think about. Is the govt. doing the act of killing small girls or we ourselves? Definitely we are the one's who do this disgraceful act & if we do it then why can't we take steps to stop it. We only know how to point others but, when it comes to act then we step back.

So, how can the govt. help in preventing female foeticide?? Ideas Please....

 
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1 Govt. & Pulic should work together...
2 Provide Insentives for Girl Child
3 Remove Illitracy....
4 by changing the mind setups of indians
5 Ban sex detection
6 Spreading Awareness among People...
7 By supporting sanatan dharma
8 Ethical values
9 Ethical Values
10 Scrap the Feudal Society - empower women
11 Capital Punishment for those involved
12 removal of women foeticide
13 Stringent measures required
14 Women must come forward... Improve their status

Govt. & Pulic should work together...

idea posted by Sonam Kapoor Software Developer, IBM

Female foeticide in India has assumed alarming proportions. Latest figures indicate that there are 933 females to 1,000 males in the country. The government is trying to step up efforts to tackle the menace. Rallies to raise a voice against female foeticide have become a common occurrence in India. The country's alarming sex ratio is very much under the normal average. This means that discrimination against girls is still prevalent in society despite ongoing efforts to curb the menace by government as well as non-government organisations.


Besides governmental programmes to stop female foeticide, the issue needs immediate attention from people from all levels of society. Societal discrimination against women begins at our homes. It begins before a girl child born. One of the most inhuman, uncivilised practices is the practice of female foeticide. The patriarchal mindset and preference to male children is compounded by unethical doings of some medical practitioners assisted by unscrupulous parents, who illegally offer sex determination service.

Thus, to prevent female foeticide the govt. & public should work together.

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by M. Prabhakar Rao, Green Consultant: Green Buildings, LEED Certifications, GreenGuard, Energy Star, GreenCo Certifications, Energy Audits  | 04 18 2010 12:20:24 +0000

Yes, 

General Public, leaders of all sections and communities, NGOs and everyone in the society has tremendous responsibility along with the Government, in this heinous social practice.

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by Lalit Jaswal, Dental Surgeon, Jaswal Dental Clinic  | 03 17 2010 15:27:37 +0000

Both govt. and public need to work together to stop female foeticide . INDIA is a country with rich and diverse culture which can work as a Unit to stop female foeticide. Public can work to help the govt. in executing all the measures possible to improve declining female to male ratio.

It is a serious concern and we all need to work together to stop it.  

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by Wayne-Russell Macedo, SELF EMPLOYED (Freelance Writing & Education) , Anonymous  | 03 12 2010 04:31:46 +0000

It probably needs both the government and the individual to work together. Well the government or medical practitioners could do us a favour by not engaging in extraction of female foeticide in the first place even if it boils down to monetary greed under extreme cases.

Talking about the individual, hope sanity prevails in terms of acceptance of a of newborn female foetus in general. Hope people live and learn to understand that the poor innocent mother does not deliver the same on purpose as its more of a scientific & biological process that takes place within her body and neither can she be discriminated either because her better half also happens to be a part of it.

Furthermore talking about facts and figures would blame lack of education for such dastardly acts which take place in rural areas...


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Provide Insentives for Girl Child

idea posted by Cyril Sr. Engineer Business Excellence

Govt should provide incentive to the Girl child, this is one of the  method where we can prevent female foetecide. The Govt and NGOs should work together in implementing serious action plan for girl child development.

For example Karntaka state is provide some incentive like life insurance and education plan for girl child. These type of monetary help will prevent female foetecide.

Other incentives such as good education, food, clothing and some free journey tickets can help.

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by Varun , Ideator  | 03 07 2010 11:56:40 +0000

Consider the main reasons for the female foetecides in India, 

 

  1. the unability to pay dowry
  2. considerin female as a burden
  3. fear of her protection
  4. the under estimated power of females.
Creating solutions to these problems can certainly minimize the killing, if not make it vanish.
The government should start providing High incentives in education (for higher) and free education upto 12th grade.
The increased JOB reservations in government sector is a dual shot with single bullet. It will not only encourage families to have female children, but also reduce curroption since females are less prone to that.
Sever punishment against rape cases and increased protection for women will be a boon. Like special trains for women workers in West bengal is going to be an excellent advt.
But, the women charging FAKE rape cases against men should be punished severly, as this is found to increase in the country.
But yes, no matter what happens.. and what steps we take... it wudnt be possible to eradicate this without changing the mentality of the people....

 

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by jaideep khanduja, Head of the Department - QA and Project Management, Confidential  | 03 07 2010 04:55:52 +0000

not only incentive for giving birth to girl child but support for her education and marriage to needy ones.

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Remove Illitracy....

idea posted by Ashish Systems Software Engineer, Hewlett Packard

Illitracy is the most dangerous problem we have in our nation today....Eradicate Illitracy and everything would be solved....I know this is the most basic problem and has to be removed from the base so gonna take a lot of time but I think thats the only one and best solution the govt. should think of and take some steps towards removing illitracy.

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by Shyam S, Project Leader/Managing Consultant, A leading EDA firm  | 03 08 2010 08:05:39 +0000

I do not support the idea.

Why is  it so common in Delhi, Haryana etc especially amongst the rich and well "Educated" people ?

It has only got to do with the mentality and not so much with so called education.

Those who have ill acquired wealth indulge in such practices and such persons are to be found in plenty around Delhi because it is the center of all politics.

Illiterate people seem to be more considerate than doctors and engineers residing in the national capital. I prefer illiterates to the pseudo educated uncivilized persons.

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by Azhar Kazmi, Professor, King Fahd University of Petroleum & Minerals  | 03 07 2010 21:06:07 +0000

In the long run, spread of literacy (actually, education) could be the answer to preventing female infanticide as well as dowry deaths and other forms of destruction of the womankind. These practices have a long history in human societies and would require sustained efforts. Government does try to do many things; members of society also need to do their part.

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by Ashish , Systems Software Engineer, Hewlett Packard  | 03 07 2010 17:42:27 +0000

Thats right....

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by changing the mind setups of indians

idea posted by adnan shah khan B.Tech/B.E. student

In india this practice is very popular and specially in rural and Govt. has started various projects but still people are not understanding the disastrous outcomes the following generations will face. There are various reasons why people are still following these type of practices like they think a boy can look after them during old ages etc. etc. but the major 1 is the dowry because majority of population in rural is still living poverty besides various other reasons and the more you get aware of such problems the more you get confused but they all are linked like joints in chains. So these are roots of such problems and govt. must take strict actions against these roots and the problem will get solved by itself. 

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Ban sex detection

idea posted by Cyril Sr. Engineer Business Excellence

India has already baned detection of sex. However this is not implimented seriously as with some privilage the doctors do let u know about the sex. Govt and NGOs should come together and fight this sex detection.

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by Rajesh K Richhariya, G.M., Sales & Marketing  | 04 12 2010 10:07:31 +0000

Sex detection is already banned by law. Every Hospital, Nursing Home displays a notice which read as...

"Sex detection is illegal & punishable by law, fine up to Rs.... "

Many Doctors by now are caught and punished too.

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Spreading Awareness among People...

idea posted by Arinjay Kumar Administration, BSF

Though quite a tedious and time taking process, but there is no substitute to the solution of " creating mass awareness ". Govt machinery will have to put in serious effort to create awareness among the mass about the imminent threat of gender imbalance. Any incentive or law cannot be a permanent solution to the problem.

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by deepika kohli, lecturer in education, khalsa college of education,  | 03 09 2010 09:15:35 +0000

women empowerment is possible if  everybody will aware about rights. removal of women foeticide  can not be possible without awareness.one thing i want to mention the people who talk more about boys to carryforward their names,its very shameful when we asked them to tell the name for their grand to grand father.they will not be able to do so.So why they need boys than girls who do not know the names of their ancestors

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By supporting sanatan dharma

idea posted by Shyam S Project Leader/Managing Consultant, A leading EDA firm

The Government, in the name of  secularism, has only helped to increase the atheistic tendencies of the population. This has resulted in so many evils and female foetecide is a result of such atheistic education.

It is strange that in so called educated places like Delhi, Haryana and Punjab it is so common. Education must include training on the basic principles of existence : called sanatan dharma. Without passing a test on Bhagvad Gita nobody should be allowed to clear the 10th standard. All evil practices will get curbed automatically.

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by Harish Singh, B.Tech/B.E. student, Rungta College of Engineering and Technology,Bhilai  | 03 08 2010 16:52:33 +0000

Well.well.well. Before all thinking of sanatan dharma and make it a compulsory, we should at least comment on what foreigners think. Let for example what Bill Gates think? I don't think he would have ever got time to memorize God, but no word from him would ever conclude any dispute on the above mentioned thoughts and ideas.We take any news or rumor from somewhere and then on the basis of it, we declare a result. Compulsorily applying bhagwat gita or such entities would not help. This would also be taken the same way by the students as history or other subjects, if they are not interested in it. Self-realization is the important thing.

And after-all we should not forget sanatan-dharma is what we "The Indians" especially had been focusing on from early times. Realizing any-thing that we learn and searching for the reason of it's occurence and up-keep is essential.

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Ethical values

idea posted by Bangaru Murali Krishna Manager - PMC, Ivrcl Infrastructures

Stringent rules should be imposed as far as the violence against women is concern. We call our INDIA as “Bharata matha” but we are not giving the basic right to our daughter to life. Mainly this is the ethical values verses selfishness of men. The religious values are coming down and immorality is in hike, as our society is being spoiled due to adoption of Western culture.

This is not the total responsibility of each and every citizen to take care of their mothers and sisters. Even government cannot do much it the situations are not improving ethically.

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Ethical Values

idea posted by Bangaru Murali Krishna Manager - PMC, Ivrcl Infrastructures

Stringent rules should be imposed as far as the violence against women is concern. We call our INDIA as “Bharata matha” but we are not giving the basic right to our daughter to life. Mainly this is the ethical values verses selfishness of men. The religious values are coming down and immorality is in hike, as our society is being spoiled due to adoption of Western culture.

This is the total responsibility of each and every citizen to take care of their mothers and sisters. Even government cannot do much it the situations are not improving ethically.

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Scrap the Feudal Society - empower women

idea posted by ASOKE KUSARI Domestic Private Banking-Executive/Manager, A large leading PSU Bank - India

The fedualistic society, its means of production and  ownership pattern of such economy are the enemies.

The feudal type of society does not give equality of women. They are barred from shareing wealth of the family and thus lowers women dignity. They treat women as a second grade member.

In the Eastern part of India, this is just the reverse.

Govt may bring laws - but that may not change the society pattern.

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Capital Punishment for those involved

idea posted by Ravi IT PMO, Cricket Communications

Capital Punishment for those involved not less not more

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removal of women foeticide

idea posted by deepika kohli lecturer in education, khalsa college of education,

govt.should appoint some competent authorities which will only be responsible for awareness among youth of the country.moreover if we talk about removal of illiteracy its just not workable because more number of individual involves in female foeticide are the educated ones

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Stringent measures required

idea posted by Aditya Sharma Insurance Advisor/Analyst, LIC OF INDIA, ICICI LOMBARD

Merely spreading awareness will not do. This the govt. has been doing for quiet long time. The result we can all see for our selves. Now more strigent measures like capital punishment to all the parties concerned, is required. What we need to do is if possible include a subject in the curriculum highlighting the need of the females to the society. Non regularisation of those clinics in which such practices are done. Not only sealing the clinic but taking back the license of the doctor concerned and capital punishment and a moetary fine. Periodical surveys of all the clinics, diagnostics centres, Nursing homes and small hospitals and hospitals located in the farflung areas. We all know where all such practices are done. Giving award to those people who report such matters to the police and the govt. agencies.

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Women must come forward... Improve their status

idea posted by Rajesh K Richhariya G.M., Sales & Marketing

Govt must eliminate all discriminating factors like minimum per day wadges for male & female are currently different.

Govt should withdraw the license of Hospital / Nursing home / Doctor caught even in a single case of sex detection; direct or indicative. Every city, people know where they can go for sex determination But agencies are ignorant or act ignorant. Govt by activating agencies can save 50% of girl foeticide.

After GOD it is only mother who can generate rest all is merely the transformation of one into another, that is why mother is next to GOD. Even if cloning is possible tomorrow, you need ova from a female to do the cloning. Man alone can't produce its clone but a woman can.

Respect women, practice equality rather than talking equality...

I appeal to women first, please stand against it, shout against, show your dis-agreement; foeticide is not possible without your involvement.

Then I appeal to everyone that if a female seek your help for protecting her child, please stand, gather support seek legal help and protect the child & mother...

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