What's the problem with girls?

In an article I read online about India's female foeticide... I was appauled! Foeticide (or feticide), is better known for "fetus homicide," or the killing of a fetus. After reading this article online... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-13421267, i I able to see the troubles that is going on in India's society. Just listen to this: India legally allows abortion up to 12 weeks of pregnancy. Gender can be determined only after 14 weeks of pregnancy and sex selective abortion is illegal. But medical practitioners have found a way of circumventing the law. Could you imagine having your child ripped out of you when they are nearly fully developed? In this specific article, a woman almost had her 4th daughter aborted based on the fact that she could not afford her and just because she was going to be her 4th girl, rather than her 4th CHILD. Due to this illegal ideology, India's government is offering books and uniform allowances when a girl reaches 9th grade. Such girls will even receive a free bike at that time as well. This is specifically aimed towards girls because people in India become "saddened when a girl is born." How could one look down upon the birth of a baby girl? Better yet, their culture and religious values force them to recreate/reproduce. How on earth will these various countries be able to reproduce if there are no girls left to do so!? Did they ever think of that! In India, the price of an abortion is equivalent to $110 in American money. Many states across America are making abortions illegal and considering abortions as "fetal homicide." Just as Indian government is trying to expand on. In America today, 38 countries have made abortion illegal and declared it to be murder and the act of homicide against an unborn child regardless of gender. Only 13 states in America consider abortion to still be legal, but it is only legal when dependent on the age of the fetus whether or not to terminate it. Personally, this is all disgusting- metaphorically and literally. If you can't deal with your baby, give it up for adoption. Someone in your country or elsewhere will want that baby, but they won't want it dead- male or female.

"You can't wake a person pretending to sleep."

The most interesting thing I read about was the article about 7 Billion people concerned with world resources in Nigeria and across the world. The article opens with a young woman who names her child "Enough" when a nurse looks down upon her interest in how many children she wishes to have. Though, this is not just a prevalent issue within Nigeria; the article later points out how this is a globe-wide issue. Basically, overpopulation is becoming a social and economic crisis within itself. It is fascinating to comprehend the fact that for every 955 girls, there are 1,000 boys born in the United States. The article continues to discuss how over-populated China is, being the most populous country in the world. Being that they are so overly populated, they insist on their "one-child policy" which I have discussed in past blog posts. Hopefully the US does not drop the bomb on us that we have to restrict ourselves to a certain amount of children. During the Tribal Natural Resources documentary, tells the story of the group of people who worked together in order to restore and fund tribal natural resources primarily in Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota. They had specific goals that included the help from students, faculty, and professionals to shape the actions of this 5 year long project. These people claim that there is an intense spiritual and religious connection that connects them to their land. Farmers are certainly trying to increase food supply. This documentary basically describes the experience of Native Americans reconnecting with their land and nature. Within Jason Clay's talk "How Big Brands can help biodiversity," I was able to see how biodiversity is an important global issue. Given the examples he describes, I was able to interpret the fact that biodiversity provides us with things that are essential and what we need to survive. It is astonishing to see that by 2050, we are going to have 9billion people and consume billions more than we do now. No matter how much we bring up productivity and efficiency, it will most likely never be enough. We need to practice "going green" in order to save the future of our store's shelves.