Judicial Stand On Problem Of Female Foeticide In India Under Other Laws A Critical Study

Abstract

The majority of society still adheres to taboos, which drastically restricts women's physical movement and destroys their self-esteem, thus repressing their entire existence. Dowry deaths are a phenomenon that continues to spread across the country. The only variation is in the forms, which change over time and from society to society. Women are treated as second-class citizens, given secondary status, enslaved to men, subjected to numerous ordeals, and denied the right to exist. Women, who make up half of the human population, face numerous challenges. Female foeticide is one of the most heinous types of violence against women, in which a woman is denied her most basic and fundamental right to life. All of the limits imposed by the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971, including the time limit of 20 weeks, other than those necessary to establish good medical conditions, violate Article 21's guarantee of the right to life by violating the right to abortion and the right to health. . There are fines and prison sentences for doctors who engage in this practise. In spite of this, implementing the Act has been problematic because sex selection occurs inside the doctor-patient interaction. Most of the time, it's a cultural issue rather than a religious one. Unlawful killing of extremely young children is known as infanticide. There are indigenous and advanced cultures all over the world where it is practised today.