Dr. Homilete
Is that the primary contributor to the "girl deficit"? What do you make of these claims that the "girl deficit" iis most pronounced among those who can afford ultrasound tests and is mostly because of foeticide of female foetuses:
Christian Science Monitor Friday, 01-13-06
India's 'girl deficit' deepest among educated
The practice is common among all religious groups - Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, Muslims, and Christians - but appears to be most common among educated women, a fact that befuddles public health officials and women's rights activists alike.
Against common expectations, female feticide is not a crime of India's backward mbuttes. Instead, it is most common among India's elite, who can afford multiple trips to an ultrasound clinic, and the hushed-up end of an unwanted girl. In the prosperous farming district of Kurukshetra, for instance, there are only 770 girl babies for every 1,000 boys. In the high-rent Southwest neighborhoods of New Delhi, the number of girl babies is 845 per 1,000 boys.
Some activists say it is wrong to blame Indian society for the incidents of female feticide. The main cause for the "girl deficit," they say, is the arrival of ultrasound technology, and the entrepreneurial spirit of Indian doctors.
