The Centre for Women's Studies at the University of Hyderabad organised a second national webinar on the Missing girls. After introducing the topic and going back into the history, I spoke of how our society has always been patriarchal and there is always a desire for a boy child. Sabu George and activist gave many examples and looked at the declining sex ratio. Varsha Deshpande a lawyer spoke about their various efforts they had undertaken to bring to the law the various doctors that were following the sex selection tests. Then Dr. Nelam Singh a practicing Gynaecologist spoke about her experiences as a doctor and how many doctors were practicing sex selective abortions. This was an interesting mix of academicians activists, lawyers and doctors who discussed this very important issue that impacts our society.
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