Bride burning is often a result of dowry demands not being met by the bride's family. The bride is burned by her husband and blamed on an accident to allow him to take a new bride. Child marriage is linked to health and social problems for young brides, and is still common in some countries. Female feticide was practiced in India to avoid having daughters due to dowry traditions, though now banned. Dowry demands still occur and often lead to violence against wives if not met, particularly in India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. These issues are connected and continue due to cultural traditions surrounding dowry, despite being illegal.

1. Betsy Olson Physical Violence against womenCategory: Dowry Death

2. Bride Burning Child Marriage Female Feticide Dowry Demands Dowry Death across the globe

3. In many Bride Burning cases, the females are burned to death so that the males may find a new bride. Bride Burning in most of the time the outcome from a Dowry that did not satisfy the groom. Often time when an incident where a bride is burned occurs, it is blamed on a house fire or supposed accident. Bride Burning

5. Maternal Mortality

6. Infant Mortality

7. Health Problems

8. HIV/Aids

9. Illiteracy

10. Poverty

11. Abuse and Violence

12. Mental Health

13. Isolated and AbandonedCountry % Girls married before age 18

14. Female Feticide is the killing of a fetus In 2001, India’s census showed a dramatic drop in the number of females The old tradition of Dowry payment often leave parents with little choice other than avoiding having a daughter. Sex termination of a fetus was then banned, but it still is a major problem today. Female Feticide

15. Dowry is money or values paid to the husband to be from the brides family. Today dowry is no longer legal, but that doesn’t mean that it never happens. Many grooms even demand more money from the brides family before and after the wedding. If the Dowry isn’t paid or isn’t as much as the groom wanted, physical violence along with murder usually occurs. A majority of problems that occur regarding Dowry occur in India, but Pakistan and Bangladesh are also major countries that factor into the problems with Dowry death. Dowry

16. Each of these things are contributing factors to the death of females. The Dowry brings each of these topics, Bride Burning, Child Marriage, and Female Feticide together as one because they are all a part of the big issue here which is Dowry Death. Even though there are laws against each of these things, the cultural ties to them seem to be stronger than the laws themselves. They still are predominant among many cultures, especially in the countries of India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh. Dowry Death

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