The key to saving female babies is empowering mothers, ensuring education and economic independence for them. They are frequently dismissed as long term measures. That is not always true, districts in Punjab by launching a concerted campaign with the involvement of the local people and medical professionals have shown a drastic improvement in as little as five years. Unless women are the primary decision makers when it comes to matters of their own body, there is little hope of improvement. [Emphasis mine]
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