The ethics of birth and death: Gender infanticide in India

被引：1
作者：
Sharma, Renuka M. [1 ,2 ]
机构：
[1] Univ Melbourne, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
[2] Monash Asia Inst, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
来源：
JOURNAL OF BIOETHICAL INQUIRY | 2007年 / 4卷 / 03期
关键词：
infanticide; India; women's rights; reproductive rights; bioethics;
D O I：
10.1007/s11673-007-9060-7
中图分类号：
B82 [伦理学（道德学）];
学科分类号：
摘要：
This paper discusses the persistent devaluation of the girl child in India and the link between the entrenched perception of female valuelessness and the actual practice of infanticide of girl babies or foetuses. It seeks to place female infanticide, or 'gendercide,' within the context of Western-derived conceptions of ethics, justice and rights. To date, current ethical theories and internationally purveyed moral frameworks, as well as legal and political declarations, have fallen short of an adequate moral appraisal of infanticide. This paper seeks to rethink the issue.
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页码：181 / 192
页数：12
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