This SICK SICK act still exists in some Asian countries. Why does it exist because of other sick traditions which society has imposed including Dowry, Sons carry on the family name, and some Hindu people believe that only the son can light the fire when they are cremated after death. The sheer expense and society pressures people feel are leading them to kill their daughters at birth. Islam, Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism and I'm sure every religion in the Asian continent is against this evil act.
Dowry is a payment many families give when they marry off their daughters and parents of the groom decide the amount they wish for the brides family to pay them. It is a silly tradition which has been banned, but due to pressures from society it still exists and parents of the bride feel obliged to pay it. For poor families this is helpless situation, one which they have to live with and many sell everything to marry off their daughters.
This is not the only reason people abort or kill their daughters at birth, they do it because they want a son. There is a stigma around only having daughters in some Asian traditions and they all want sons. But do they not think to produce a son they need a woman, the person who gave birth to them was a woman and who will marry their sons if there are no girls.
Islam is thoroughly against this sick tradition and regards daughters as a blessing from Allah (swt), a blessing that should be cherished. But so many ignore this in South Asian countries, only if these people realised that a girl is a blessing. In India this has lead to a big gender gap in their population and in some parts boys outnumber girls by large amounts.
We cant just say countries like India are the only culprits for the double standard between boys and girls, many people here in the UK (Asian, Black, White) who I know want a boy over a girl.
Here is a documentary i watched about this;
Also some musicians from the Continent are bringing it to everyone's attention;
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