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Missing women : female-selective abortion and infanticide.

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In India, Pakistan, and China, being born a girl can be an instant death sentence. This program-winner of the Albert Londres Prize, France's highest award for journalism-unflinchingly examines the cultural, economic, and political reasons for the systematic elimination of females in Asia and co...

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Uniform Title:Malédiction de naître fille (Television program).
Format: Video
Language:English
Hindi
Urdu
Chinese
Language Notes:In English, Hindi, Urdu, and Chinese with English voice-overand other languages with English voiceover..
Published: [France] : ARTE France, [2006]
Subjects:
Abortion.
Infanticide.
Diagnostic sex determination.
Women > India > Social conditions.
Women > Pakistan > Social conditions.
Women > China > Social conditions.
Human reproduction > Social aspects > India.
Human reproduction > Social aspects > Pakistan.
Human reproduction > Social aspects > China.
Asia > Study and teaching.
Pacific Area > Study and teaching.
Infanticide
Diagnostics de sexe.
Femmes > Inde > Conditions sociales.
Femmes > Pākistān > Conditions sociales.
Femmes > Chine > Conditions sociales.
Reproduction humaine > Aspect social > Inde.
Reproduction humaine > Aspect social > Pākistān.
Reproduction humaine > Aspect social > Chine.
Asie > Étude et enseignement.
Pacifique, Région du > Étude et enseignement.
Human reproduction > Social aspects.
Education.
Women > Social conditions.
Asia.
China.
India.
Pacific Area.
Pakistan.
Educational films.
Internet videos.
Webcast
Television programs > France.
Documentary television programs.
Nonfiction television programs.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Vidéos sur Internet.
Documentaires télévisés.
Émissions télévisées autres que de fiction.
Online Access:Connect to this streaming video (Films on Demand)
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Summary:In India, Pakistan, and China, being born a girl can be an instant death sentence. This program-winner of the Albert Londres Prize, France's highest award for journalism-unflinchingly examines the cultural, economic, and political reasons for the systematic elimination of females in Asia and considers the implications of the dramatic demographic disruption that will likely occur as a result of this growing imbalance between the sexes. The use of amniocentesis and ultrasound scans to identify female fetuses for abortion is investigated, as are the practices of newborn abandonment and infanticide by a parent or a hired baby girl killer.
Physical Description:1 online resource (1 video file, (53 min., 39 sec.) : digital, sound, color
Production Credits:Presenters, ARTE France, CAPA ; directors, Manon Loizeau, Alexis Marant ; camera, Alexis Marant ; editors, Françoise Tesseron, Bruno Joucla.