Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of India called the growing practice of aborting female fetuses as a “national shame” on Monday. He called for stricter enforcement of laws to prevent doctors from aiding parents to get rid of unwanted unborn daughters.

According to the New York Times, “in his first speech on the subject, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh highlighted an ‘alarming’ decline in the number of girls for every 1,000 boys in India; slipping from 962 in 1981 to 927 in 2001. ‘This indicates that growing economic prosperity and education levels have not led to a corresponding mitigation in this acute problem,’ he said.’”

Mr. Singh gave the inaugural speech at a national conference dedicated to “saving the girl,” which brought doctors, politicians and advocates. He described female feticide as “inhuman, uncivilized and reprehensible.”

Mr. Singh believes the government has a responsibility to crack down on the large numbers of Indian doctors who reveal the sex of the fetus to the parents, and then arrange abortions to get rid of the unwanted girls.

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