Pregnant Woman Tortured for Refusing Sex-Selective Abortion

Kolkata, West Bengal, August 07, 2012

29-year-old housewife, Ranjana Prasad, who has one daughter had been previously forced to have an abortion by her in-laws, when an ultrasound revealed that she was carrying another daughter.  Now third time pregnant, Ranjana refused to undergo an ultrasound when ordered to do so by her in-laws, fearing that they would force her to undergo another abortion,  if they found out she’s carrying a girl.  Thereupon her father-in-law, mother-in-law and brother-in-law beat her and tortured her badly to try to force her to go to the hospital.  Later Ranjana with her husband filed charges against her three in-laws and have got them arrested. Full report here

Forced Female Fetal Abortion Kills Another Indian Woman

 

Behrampur, Orrissa, August 01, 2012

Sujata Moharana was 4-month pregnant with her second daughter.  Her husband, Jagannath Moharana, decided he didn’t want another daughter, and forced Sujata to undergo an abortion.  Sujata died after profuse bleeding. Her father then filed a police report against her husband.  Report here.

 

Woman Bleeds To Death After Forced Abortion of Female Fetus

Warangal, Andhra Pradesh, November 24, 2011

Sridevi, 26-year-old woman, who was 5 months pregnant, bled to death after she was forced by her husband to undergo abortion when tests revealed that she was carrying a girl child.  Sridevi did not want an abortion but her her husband and in-laws forced her to undergo one. Read the report here.

18 Relatives Forced Pooja To Abort Her Girl Child

Ahmedabad, Gujarat, July 24, 2007

Pooja Salot filed a complaint against her husband and 18 relatives from the in-laws family for subjecting her to mental and physical torture for giving birth to girls,  and forcing her to undergo an abortion when she was found to be carrying another female fetus.  The late term aborted fetus that she gave birth to as ‘a still born girl’ was secretly buried by the family’s chauffeur who was paid Rs. 100 for the job.  Read the report here

Woman Dies During Forced Abortion of Female Fetus

Patiala, Punjab, May 20, 2009

Baljinder Kaur, 32, died when her husband and in-laws forced her to undergo an abortion in the third month of her pregnancy when tests revealed that she was carrying a female fetus. ‘‘My daughter died due to lack of proper medical care by her in-laws. They must be punished for her abortion against her wishes, which led to her death’’, her mother Jaspal said in her complaint.  Read the full report here