Cost of female infanticide

lash, thank you for correcting me.. I forgot to mention in my post these barbarians are Hindus. I thought I was pointing out to everybody who is involved in such acts. As for the incidence you have cited from Afghanistan. I really have no information of that and no means to verify your claims. but if such thing has happened, it is equally horrible. BTW, were you present at the scene when they flogged the 16 yo girl?

Naseem, it is indeed a horrible thing, these Hindus clearly are barbarians, unlike their almost neighbours, the Afghani Muslims, who have just recently flogged a 16 yo girl for adultery after she was raped by a Muslim male. So much more civilised and educated, don't you think? Oh sorry, I forgot, you're Muslim, aren't you. Lash

naseem, get over it. We all use internet news for much of our information, and items such as the one I mentioned are a dime a dozen, and appear in Egypt, Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia, Pakistan, etc. Not a week goes by without at least one such barbarism. Elements of Islam, and I emphasise that I only see it as elements, not the whole culture, are barbaric, particularly in relation to laws used to mistreat women. There is also an element of this among fundamentalist Hindus. The treatment of Tamils by Buddhists in Sri Lanka is just as atrocious. Christianity has had whole centuries of barbarism to answer for. Judaism, in its most fundamentalist sects, shares many of the attitudes of the Muslims that I call barbaric. The common factor is religion in its fundamentalist, extreme traditionalist forms. My point in taking you to task is that, like so many Muslims, you fail to recognise that your own religion is not only less likely to do such things, it is more likely in the present time. If your own religion is committing such barbarisms, then it is realistic to think your response is nothing more than crocodile tears. Lash

Yes..it is a sad state of affairs out here, isn't it? :( We are quick to condemn the Jihadis, and Kasabs. But when we do it to helpless girls and children who cant even try to escape, we dont see it as wrong. Does it need to be spelt out as such? I wonder..

Men can buy s*x but not love. They can never buy love or happiness but loving someone can bring both into your life. Those that never discover this are missing a vital part of being human.

sharra..not only giving birth..by our absence we increase crime rates and unhappiness everywhere.. Imagine men buy s*x everytime they needed it, and earning to pay for it. And that care and love when they get sick. And the risk of deadly ailments like HIV. I think they do need to review the situation and understand how risky this trend is, and bring down dowry and consequently female infanticides for their own good. Right?

Yeah..I was watching that extreme makeover program. A massause who is the wife of a traffic policeman who was in major hit and run accident and has become so helpless that he cant work was the person on whose life the episode was based. Her husband's memory is failing, and he has other health problems too. This lady held the family together. It had me in tears..me I am a hard hearted person now..I was sobbing at her plight..because I understood what she must have gone through. That is love. In contrast..s.ex is nothing..

All that is fine but biological clock is a constraint. And even if we could have children without fearing it, there would always be age factor. I think that is what prompts most women to rush into such things.

Yes..didnt I miss out on that..but whoever gives recognition to that..:(

recogniton? I do as I realize the importance At least we will not be worried to find our son his bride or even be happy if we are blessed with a daughter, as I do firmly believe that daughter is laxmi and moreover she makes a home complete... maybe a fact that we are only two brothers in my immediate family... but I always missed a sister in my life

Oh dear..we do differ..:( Anyway, this is because out here in India, we discriminate between male and female progenies. Male child brings in monies as dowries, where as females have to give dowries to get married. Effectively, the parents of a female child have it tough. So they kill the child. At times after the child is born, at times before. Now, a child conceived by rape is someone I would give away in adoption or put in orphanage. Child with severe illness may be aborted but recently a person with cerebral palsy became a physician so I say nobody is useless. However, it is personal choice. Increase in events I presume would be because the ratio of men who are not able to find brides increases. That can be annoying I suppose without a family support. So they might at times just get it out of their systems sort of, because our law enforcement is not up to mark. Moreover, there has been a sharp increase in such incidents of late. More men would use underaged children as they are not likely to understand the implications. Rise in human trafficking would be one of the outcomes as brides have simply vanished. That is the scenario I am talking about. If it gets even worse, dont be surprised to find polyandrous society. lol

I can only respond from my knowledge of living in the USA and Thailand. Now that you have explained I can understand your point. "Bad Adjective" Sad.

I would add stupid but I would be at risk of being deleted from myLot for using that word. lol Think about it, they kill the girl, and then go into human trafficking markets to buy for their needs. lol Not only do they face the risk of contracting deadly things like AIDS, they also do not have a lady at home offering them the cup of tea with a smiling face. We are doing it to ourselves..not god, not another religion, no terrorist.. Only greed..

You know what annoys me more? Those who know such things are happening, not willing to do anything about it. When my colleague happily reported about her sister's abortion since it was again going to be a female child, my first need was to walk up to the police station and report it. But from where in world could I have obtained evidence against it? In those days cellular phones were not as advanced as they are today. Moreover, I didnt expect such conversation and my colleague would be no fool to repeat that talk. So it becomes a bit difficult to take a stand against it when it actually occurs. But yes, it helps to vent it out and garner support so that others realize that such things arent something to brag about and if they do happen there is a possibility of them being reported. I guess we can only do so much considering the weak laws and law enforcement out here..:(

Yes of course. But we cant even afford to import..lol. Girls from poor families will become victims. And they would be taken into flesh trade. Where is my country going towards...exporting women? Is that what development and civilization all about...my heart cries.

I am so glad it didnt seem far fetched to you. :)