foeticide
Americannoun
noun
Other Word Forms
- foeticidal adjective
Example Sentences
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He does agree that female foeticide has been declining in Punjab and Haryana - where a majority of Sikhs live - over the years.
From BBC • Aug. 23, 2022
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
Women and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi told the BBC that the Daughters' Day and the Daughters' Week were aimed at reducing female foeticide, improving India's skewed sex ratio and educating girls.
From BBC • Aug. 10, 2016
The sect claims to have more than 50 million followers around the world and says it campaigns against female foeticide and for reforms for sex workers, as well as running schools and several hospitals.
From BBC • Jan. 13, 2016
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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