Sex-selective abortion in India : gender, society and new reproductive technologies

Foreword Tim DysonPrefaceIntroduction: Gender Relations, NRTs and Female Foeticide in India - Tulsi PatelPART I: MISSING GIRLS AND NRTS: ETHICAL AND DEVELOPMENTAL DILEMMASDeficit of Girls in India: Can it be Attributed to Female Selective Abortion? - Leela VisariaFemale Foeticide: A Civilisational Collapse - Ashish BoseRethinking Female Foeticide: Perspective and Issues - Rainuka DagarPART II: MEANING AND SOCIAL CONTEXT OF THE DEPLETING NUMBER OF GIRLSThe Mindset behind Eliminating the Female Foetus - Tulsi PatelBetween a Rock and a Hard Place: The Social Context of the Missing Girl Child - Alpana D. SagarHealth Policy, Plan and Implementation: The Role of Health Workers in Altering the Sex Ratio - Reema BhatiaAdoption: Born to Live - Rashmi KapoorPART III: REPRESENTATION, ARTICULATION AND THE STATEFemale Infanticide, Property and the Colonial State - L. S. VishwanathThe Political Economy of Missing Girls in India - Vibhuti PatelFemale Foeticide, Family Planning and State-Society Intersection in India - Tulsi PatelAppendicesIndex