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page 1Sex selection in India
Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao
Government of India initiative
female foeticide in India
Illegal abortion of females in India
Female Infanticide Prevention Act, 1870
legislative act in British India
Mitu Khurana
Indian pediatrician and activist
female infanticide in India
Intentional killing of female infants in India
Kuri-mar
Kuri-mar (or Kudi-mar) is a Punjabi phrase which literally means "girl killer". Various rehat-namas including the Sikh Rehat Maryada prohibited the practice. Today, the term also encompasses female feticide and may refer to North-western regions of India which have skewed sex ratios.