foeticide
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
- foeticidal adjective
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Abortions have been legal in India since 1971, although with conditions, especially to curb female foeticide in a country with an overwhelming preference for sons.
From BBC • Jun. 25, 2022
In his first address to the nation as prime minister in August that year, he appealed against female foeticide, condemned rapes and advised parents to bring up better sons.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2022
In the past, the government has admitted that its strategy has failed to put an end to female foeticide.
From BBC • Nov. 26, 2021
A few months prior, the minister spearheaded a Daughters' Day and the Daughters' Week in India which she told the BBC were aimed at reducing female foeticide, improving India's skewed sex ratio and educating girls.
From BBC • Mar. 7, 2017
If within thy kingdom any learned Brahmana languishes with hunger like any of those children, thou shalt then incur the sin of foeticide for having allowed such an act.
From The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 4 Books 13, 14, 15, 16, 17 and 18 by Ganguli, Kisari Mohan
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