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The unknown genocide: How one country's culture is destroying the girl child
Author(s) -
Sumner Molly M
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
international journal of nursing practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.62
H-Index - 55
eISSN - 1440-172X
pISSN - 1322-7114
DOI - 10.1111/j.1440-172x.2009.01727.x
Subject(s) - girl , government (linguistics) , genocide , preference , scope (computer science) , developing country , medicine , political science , criminology , economic growth , psychology , law , developmental psychology , linguistics , philosophy , programming language , computer science , economics , microeconomics
Female feticide and infanticide is occurring at an alarming rate in India as a result of preference for sons. The cultural reasons for sex‐selective abortions and the government's current strategies against this problem are identified. However, the problem's scope might be too great for the Indian government. Humanitarian efforts are needed to save the girl child. Nurses are a key group of people that need to be made aware of this issue as they are advocates for vulnerable populations.