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Women’s Empowerment and Son Preference in India: Feminist and Ethical discourse on Sex Selective Abortions(56 Fertility, Reproduction and Sexuality: Social and Cultural Perspectives)

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Sex selective abortions are unjust, unethical and illegal in India, yet the experience of motherhood for pregnant women can be influenced by ‘son preference’ from those who support female feticide. Women are denied agency in exercising reproductive rights and the medical fraternity often fosters the misuse of technologies for sex selective abortions in India. This book reviews the feminist, ethical and legal discourse on sex selective abortions and draws on women’s empowerment as an analytical lens to examine the son preference expressed in the notion of Vansh (lineage) among pregnant women, their partner s and mothers-in-law in three Indian states.

Table of Contents:
List of Illustrations Introduction Chapter 1. Status of Women’s Empowerment and the Context of Sex Selective Abortions in India Chapter 2. The Pre-Conception and Prenatal Diagnostic Technique (PC&PNDT) Act and the Ethics of the Medical Practitioners Chapter 3. Ethical and Feminist Discourse on Sex Selective Abortions Chapter 4. Women’s Empowerment and Notions of Vansh Chapter 5. Vansh ko Aage Badhana Hain (Take the Lineage Forward) in Low-Income Settlements in Delhi Chapter 6. Narratives of Vanshacha Diva Lav (Light the Lineage Lamp) Son Preference in Maharashtra State, India Chapter 7. Women’s Empowerment and Son Preferences: Narratives from Odisha, India Chapter 8. ‘Doctors Who Rock the Cradle’: Role of Medical Practitioners in Sex Selective Abortions Conclusion References Index

About the Author :
Sheela Suryanarayanan is an Associate Professor at the Centre for Women’s Studies, University of Hyderabad. She was invited by Rajya Sabha Surrogacy Committee, Government of India, to provide insight on the Draft Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill 2019 and her suggestions have been included in the Bill. She has published A Transnational Feminist View of Surrogacy Biomarkets in India (Springer Singapore, 2019).

Review :
“This is an interesting study on a topic that is very relevant in our times and not only in the context of India, but in several cultures where there exists a preference for the birth of sons.” • Jyotsna A. Gupta, University of Humanist Studies, Utrecht


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  • ISBN-13: 9781836950073
  • Publisher: Berghahn Books
  • Publisher Imprint: Berghahn Books
  • Language: English
  • Series Title: 56 Fertility, Reproduction and Sexuality: Social and Cultural Perspectives
  • ISBN-10: 1836950071
  • Publisher Date: 01 Jun 2025
  • Binding: Digital download and online
  • No of Pages: 206
  • Sub Title: Feminist and Ethical discourse on Sex Selective Abortions


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