Foeticide, although largely invisible, is commonly practised in Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Haryana and Punjab; Nutritional status—the root cause of malnutrition amongst girls is as much poverty and lack of nutritious food, as lack of value attached to girls.
Le plus souvent clandestin, le féticide est couramment pratiqué au Maharashtra, au Rajasthan, au Tamil Nadu, dans l'Haryana et au Penjab;