India to Change a Culture of Valuing Boys over Girls

abortion – n. a medical procedure used to end a pregnancy and cause the death of the fetus

fetus – n. a human being or animal in the later stages of development before it is born

dowry – n. money or property that a wife or wife's family gives to her husband when the wife and husband marry in some cultures

liability – n. the state of being legally responsible for something : the state of being liable for something; something (such as the payment of money) for which a person or business is legally responsible

ultrasound – n. medical : a method of producing images of the inside of the body by using a machine that produces sound waves which are too high to be heard