Birthright, a short novel by best selling Tamil writer Vaasanthi, deals with the theme of female foeticide. Mano, the protagonist, is a doctor, a gynaecologist by training, who has chosen to work in her small village, in a clinic of her own. She performs abortions on female foetuses for women who come to her, with a total disregard of the law, seeing her work as a service to women. Her simultaneous empathy and dislike for her work, and what the women are going ...
‘Honour’ brings together the practical insights and experiences of individuals and organizations working in diverse regions and contexts to combat ‘crimes of honour’. The authors examine strategies of response to such manifestations of violence against women, focusing largely on ‘honour killings’ and interference with the right to choice in marriage, and the related use and legal treatment of the defence of ‘honour’ and ‘provocation’ in ...