Question

Differentiate foeticide and infanticide.

State the difference between female infanticide and female foeticide.

Differentiate between female infanticide and female foeticide.

Answer 1

Foeticide	Infanticide
Female foeticide refers to aborting the female in the mother’s womb.	Female infanticide is killing the female child after her birth.

Answer 2

Female infanticide: It is the intentional death of newborn female infants, usually shortly after birth, for cultural, social, economic, or gender reasons.

Female foeticide: It refers to the selective abortion of female foetuses, usually following prenatal sex determination, due to a desire for male children.