ABSTRACT
The chapter examines the practice of sex-selective abortion in India and its relationship with reproductive rights by analysing the state, feminist and global discourses around the issue especially on the pro-life and pro-choice debates. This chapter points out that one of the worst forms of gender discrimination in India identified by the women’s movement is the heinous practice of sex-selective abortion. The dilemmas of countering this form of gender discrimination emerge because of its overlap with the right to abortion for women. The text also looks closely at the dominant feminist responses to this issue in the context of reproductive rights. It concludes by suggesting a syncretic feminist perspective that seeks to create a multi-dimensional approach based on incorporating various elements from different dominant feminist perspectives.
