WHY CRADLE? LET HER BE TO THE DEATHBED INSTEAD!
Vidhi Mahesh Wari, Jefrin Johny
Ishan Law Journal, Vol. 1, No. 8 (2023)
Keywords:
Infanticide, society, Female Infanticide, sociological, religious, cultural, modern society, killing, infant.
Abstract
“Don’t protect her just because you might need her. Instead, let her live, because you don’t have the right to kill her!” For more than several decades the practice of infanticide is being prevent across the globe. A society where the right to life is not just granted to the people living but even to those who are still to be born, is becoming a curse for infants. This modern society who is developing not just their state of living but also their thought process still lacks behind in accepting the child born due to the gender of the child, poverty, their deformity, societal pressure, socio- economic factors, cultural variations, customs, and practices prevailing and many more factors. This Act of killing an infant, remains a grave and distressing issue worldwide. This paper deals with the complexity of causes which the haunting subject of Infanticide aims to deepen the understanding of this heinous crime by shedding light on the deep-rooted sociological and psychological factors that contribute to such acts along with the various laws, schemes, and initiatives taken by the Indian government in order to abolish this dreadful practice and inspire potential solutions for betterment of the society. Initially, certain provisions of IPC were enacted in order to curb Infanticide which later added with the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971 along with several other Acts and Schemes fulfilled the need of legislations.
| Authors | Vidhi Mahesh Wari Sharda School of Law, Sharda University, Greater Noida, Gautam Buddha Nagar. Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India Jefrin Johny Sharda School of Law, Sharda University, Greater Noida, Gautam Buddha Nagar. Greater Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India |
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| Issue | Vol.1 No. 08 (2023), ISHAN LAW JOURNAL |
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| How To Cite | Vidhi Mahesh Wari & Jefrin Johny(2023). WHY CRADLE? LET HER BE TO THE DEATHBED INSTEAD. Ishan Law Journal, 1(08). |
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- MTP Act, 1971
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