Women’s Empowerment and Son Preference in India: Feminist and Ethical discourse on Sex Selective Abortions (1) (Fertility, Reproduction and Sexuality: Social and Cultural Perspectives)
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- Synopsis
- Sex selective abortions are unjust, unethical and illegal in India, yet the experience of motherhood for pregnant women can be influenced by ‘son preference’ from those who support female feticide. Women are denied agency in exercising reproductive rights and the medical fraternity often fosters the misuse of technologies for sex selective abortions in India. This book reviews the feminist, ethical and legal discourse on sex selective abortions and draws on women’s empowerment as an analytical lens to examine the son preference expressed in the notion of Vansh (lineage) among pregnant women, their partner s and mothers-in-law in three Indian states.
- Copyright:
- 2025
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 206 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9781836950073
- Related ISBNs:
- 9781836950080
- Publisher:
- Berghahn Books, Incorporated
- Date of Addition:
- 06/01/25
- Copyrighted By:
- Sheela Suryanarayanan
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Social Studies
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.