Sex Selective Abortion

Make child sex-determination must: Maneka Gandhi's idea is revolutionary, but it hasn't been thought out

Make child sex determination during pregnancy compulsory, that the gender of the child be registered right from that moment and the birth be tracked, said Union Woman and Child Development Minister Maneka Gandhi suggested while she was attending the All India Regional Editors Conference in Jaipur on Monday.

5 reasons why we needn't panic over falling child-sex ratio

Census 2011 has renewed concerns over a continuously falling child sex ratio. But like every other demographic trend, this will reverse once couples rework their cost-benefit calculus. Not to worry.

Maharashtra proposes treating sex selective abortions as murder

The Maharashtra government has sent a proposal to the Centre to treat sex selective abortions as murder and make the act a punishable offence.

Abortion as a feminist issue: Who decides and what?

Does a woman have the right to abort a female foetus? Nivedita Menon argues that we cannot uphold a woman's abortion rights, and also insist that she be restricted by law from making the choice based on gender.