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India: Goa Takes Steps To Stop Female Foeticide

Posted 2 October 2011 21:24 GMT

Ali Waris at Youth Ki Awaaz reports that the Goa local government is offering a special monetary scheme to girls born in the state to stop female foeticide and help change the skewed sex ratios.

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