Lakshmi Lives in a Rural Part of India

question 48

Multiple Choice

Lakshmi lives in a rural part of India.She fed her second baby daughter poisonous oleander instead of milk, until the baby died.The practice of female infanticide in countries like India and China still takes place because

• A)the Indian government only allows one child per family.
• B)she wanted to inherit the baby's fortune.
• C)there is a strong pro-male bias in traditional areas of India and other lower-income countries.
• D)of untreated postpartum depression.

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