Baby girls in india

Without seeking to diminish the tragedy of this baby girl in India, I’m horrified by the increase in child abuse in this country.
Recently, I’ve read of three toddlers and two six year olds subjected to torture, found to have been emotionally and physically abused then finally murdered by parents. 3 year old forced to stand against a wall for hours, not fed, beaten. I could go on but it’s so wicked and distressing,
We need to look to treatment of children in this wealthy country

Indian culture, as beautiful and rich as it is, has very big issues.

I was hearing that in Cape Town there's a church which has a large drawer that opens in both directions. Unwanted babies can be placed there anonymously and retrieved from the other side by carers. I just hope that the church there looks after children better than the ones we keep hearing about over here. Sad business all round .

There are orphanages in India to take an ‘unwanted’ girl to. ?

I think it was because she was abandoned in a drain at five days old which affected me so much. I have a brand new two week old grandson, you forget how helpless they are at this stage. That darling baby girl in India was betrayed in the worst possible way by the very people who should have cherished her.

The dowry system has been illegal in India since 1961 but like the cast system which is also illegal the law is ignored.

Discrimination causes so much pain and suffering in the world I speak out against it no matter what form it takes or what direction it is in.

This is sad and wrong on so many levels and in medieval Britain there were probably similar things going on. I hope one day this world will see things differently but politics, religion and cultures in some countries will suppress those that are vulnerable from having a voice.

Daughters cost a small fortune for poor families because of the dowry system I believe, whereas the sons bring in income when they are older. It’s awful I agreed.

It is desperately sad, what an awful state of affairs.