HUMAN RIGHTS OF FOETUS: LAWS AND PROTECTION IN INDIA
Abstract
The fetus is a legal person and has rights globally. His or her legal status is contingent subject to his or her being born alive. S/he has right to life which begins from the point of conception. As a medical term, foeticide or feticide is destruction of a fetus, in legal context it refers to the deliberate or incidental killing of a fetus due to a criminal human act. Traditionally, in the absence of genetic testing, infanticide was the only inhumane option for discarding the female child. Abortion of female foetus is called female foeticide. This is a major social problem in India and has cultural connections with the dowry. This paper tries to focus on the rationale behind the foeticide, the effect of this phenomenon on the Indian society. Finally, this research will explore thevarious measures taken to combat this heinous crime for a balanced society.
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