{"id":3851,"date":"2005-08-15T11:13:25","date_gmt":"2005-08-15T11:13:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/viamedia\/2005\/08\/we-dont-know-whats-good-for-us.html"},"modified":"2005-08-15T11:13:25","modified_gmt":"2005-08-15T11:13:25","slug":"we-dont-know-whats-good-for-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/viamedia\/2005\/08\/we-dont-know-whats-good-for-us.html","title":{"rendered":"We don’t know what’s good for us"},"content":{"rendered":"

Katha Pollitt in the Nation, excoriates Feminists for Life<\/a> because, you know, abortion is necessary for women’s selfhood. If she can live to find a self.<\/a><\/p>\n

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NEW DELHI – It’s a scenario that’s hit India straight in the gut.<\/span><\/p>\n

Some time in the future in a village in eastern India, there are only a few women left. As a result, five brothers are married to one woman — who then take turns brutalising her every night.<\/span><\/p>\n

This may be the figment of a Bollywood film-maker’s imagination, but activists say the film, "Matrubhoomi" is a wakeup call in a country plagued by two of the most horrific crimes against women: infanticide and female foeticide.<\/span><\/p>\n

"Infanticide may still be there in small pockets, but foeticide is more rampant," said Akhila Shivdas of the Centre for Advocacy and Research.<\/span><\/p>\n

"They believe why wait for nine months to eliminate a baby girl when they can do it in just eight weeks."<\/span><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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