Abstract
Autonomy of educated urban women and their attitude towards female foeticide in India
Highlights
The Indian society like most of the East and South Asian countries is patriarchal to such an extent that even the birth of a girl child in a family is sought to be avoided
With increasing technology and the introduction of sex determination tests like sonography, amniocentesis or ultrasound etc. female child is being eliminated in the womb itself. This practice known as female foeticide has become so rampant in India that it has led to a decline in the ratio between the number of men and women in the total population
A Decision-making (D.M) Index has been developed by the author which re ects the level of autonomy of the respondents surveyed
Summary
The Indian society like most of the East and South Asian countries is patriarchal to such an extent that even the birth of a girl child in a family is sought to be avoided. Earlier female infants were killed immediately after her birth using various means. Female child is being eliminated in the womb itself. With increasing technology and the introduction of sex determination tests like sonography, amniocentesis or ultrasound etc. This practice known as female foeticide has become so rampant in India that it has led to a decline in the ratio between the number of men and women in the total population
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