Which of the following is the correct difference between female foeticide and female infanticide ........

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Which of the following is the correct difference between female foeticide and female infanticide?

Female infanticide is the practice of killing a foetus after determining the sex of the foetus through an ultrasound test, while, female foeticide is the intentional killing of infant girls within one year of their births.

Female foeticide is the practice of killing a foetus after determining the sex of the foetus through an ultrasound test, while, female infanticide is the unintentional killing of infant girls within 5 years of their births.

While female foeticide is banned, there exists no policy measure to tackle female infanticide.

None of the options given above

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Explanation:

Female foeticide is the practice of killing a foetus after determining the sex of the foetus through an ultrasound test, while, female infanticide is the intentional killing of infant girls within one year of their births.The frequency of female foeticide in India is increasing day by day. The natural sex ratio is assumed to be between 103 and 107, and any number above it is considered as suggestive of female foeticide.