Rent A Wife
Unbelievable, but true...
The increasing scarcity of young women graphically shows the impact of the outlawed but widespread practice of aborting female foetuses because families want boys, not girls.
Atta Prajapati, a farm worker who lives in Gujarat state, leases out his wife Laxmi to a wealthy landowner for £100 a month - around ten times his salary.
Laxmi is expected to live with the man, look after him and his house and, of course, provide sex.
[Source: Daily Mail]
I knew that the problem of abortion of female foetuses still exists in India and elsewhere, but I never thought it got this bad and starting resulting in such absurd things.
I think it should be definitely illegal to have an abortion solely based on the gender of the baby and that more should be done to make people understand that there really is no difference whether the child is a boy or a girl and that they should grow up with equal chances and opportunities.
As for a person renting out his wife, I don't think it can be acceptable under any circumstances. I know I'm not in their shoes, and I thank God for that, but still I don't think it could ever be an option to solve any sort of problem.
[Via: Oasis Dubai]
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Posted by: Jenn at June 22, 2006 09:30 PMI think you've missed the main reason for this which is dowries.
The sooner that dowries for both genders are abolished completely, the sooner we will return to an equitable gender ratio.
Posted by: Keeifeboy at June 23, 2006 01:40 PMsalam sami yusuf bey nasilsiz men her neden qabaq sizin azerbaycanli olmayiza fexr edirem.men sizin albomrariza her gun qulaq asiram cox gozel ifacisiz.ama azeri dilinde cox az sarki soyleyibsiz. yoxsa ozizi azeri bilmirsiniz?xahis edirem ve geneden qahis edirem menim cavabimi veriz gozleyirem.var olasiz
men sizi cox sevirem azeri qizi meryem
