Concept information
Preferred term
female infanticide
Definition
- Female infanticide refers to the passive or active killing of female offspring. Active killing might refer to, for example, smothering, drowning, or poisoning a female infant after birth. [Source: Encyclopedia of Law & Society: American and Global Perspectives; Female Infanticide]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/female_infanticide
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