Indian Journal of Medical Ethics

CORRESPONDENCE

DOI: https://doi.org/10.20529/IJME.2006.060


Laws are not enough

The Selected Summary on the impact of China’s one-child policy (1) has rightly emphasised the need for profound changes in social mores and not just laws to reduce son preference. This issue is not often discussed.

With the PNDT Act trying to take care of the “unborn daughters” the Indian poor will be burdened further with “unwanted born daughters” and unmanageable family size as they wait for a son.

Is this scenario conducive to the enhancement of the status of women?

Jyoti Taskar, C/o Pophale Nursing Home, Madam Cama Road, Mumbai 400 001 INDIA

References

  1. Mamdani Bashir, Mamdani Meenal. The impact of China’s one-child policy. Ind J Med Ethics 2006; 3: 106-8.