tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1140072468487373457.post274556208055897806..comments2023-03-24T05:51:08.205-07:00Comments on India 2013!: The Challenges of Getting Ready to go HomeAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14553294858629679917noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1140072468487373457.post-63623851450127107422013-05-11T22:16:23.580-07:002013-05-11T22:16:23.580-07:00Hi everyone!
Mrs. Mahoney, divorce is not super c...Hi everyone!<br /><br />Mrs. Mahoney, divorce is not super common here because it’s not socially acceptable. The marriages are all arranged, so you are expected to stay together. The only times I’ve heard of divorces occurring are in cases of abuse or extreme unhappiness. Even then though, a lot of women do not come forward because they can lose their finical stability and can become outcastes by their families. Overall, they stay together.<br /><br />Paige: There are phone lines and programs for children to call. Child marriages are now illegal, but is some cases in rural areas they still happen. There are programs in place where children can call and report things and the police will come. Selective birth is illegal now too, women cannot receive tests to determine the sex of the fetus, but in many cases people do it anyways. It is considered an abuse, but I’m not sure if it follows under child abuse laws. Female feticide is very much illegal and a problem because the sex ratio is incredible uneven at this point.<br /><br />Chelsea: The first stage is the female feticide, or abortion when you find out the fetus is a female. Also, in poor areas that don’t have access to the technology to determine the gender before birth, they will have the child and if it’s a girl, they won’t take care of it and let it die. Also, child marriages because girls can be considered a burden; so once the girl is married she moves to her in-laws and takes care of that family. <br /><br />See you all in a couple weeks!<br />Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14553294858629679917noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1140072468487373457.post-36218567794525529252013-05-09T10:49:25.257-07:002013-05-09T10:49:25.257-07:00Hello Kiley,
Silver Lake here with three questions...Hello Kiley,<br />Silver Lake here with three questions.<br />First Mrs. Mahoney would like to know, "Seeing that the US divorce rate is at 50% do you know the divorce rate for India? Do couples just stay together?"<br />Paige asks, "What are the child abuse laws like in India? Does selective birth fall under child abuse?"<br />Chelsea wants to know, "What do they do with the children they don't want?"<br />We look forward to your answers and your visit in a week and a half.<br />Silver Lake High Schoolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16124962589791792248noreply@blogger.com