India – Rajasthan – Female Foeticides – Investigation
Author: Womens UN Report Network
Date: May 15, 2006
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Inquiry into Rajasthan Foeticides
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Police The move came as women’s groups marched in the state capital, Jaipur, The claims came to light last month, when a private TV channel reported The state health minister said those found guilty of such practices “The guilty would not be spared and I have asked all the district ‘Falsely implicated’ Police have now filed cases under the Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques
Under Indian law, ultrasound tests on a pregnant woman to determine the The doctors facing the investigation have rejected the charge, saying The government move has also failed to satisfy civil rights groups who “The police case is just an eye wash to delay the investigation. We Meanwhile angry women activists marched in Jaipur to highlight the
According to the last census, Rajasthan has 922 females per 1,000 Women’s groups say the government has failed to implement the PNDT Act In a rare case in March, a doctor in Haryana state and his assistant According to one report, 10 million female foetuses may have been
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