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Passage of the Female Infanticide Prevention Act, 1870
- When
- 1870
- Where
- British India
British colonial authorities passed Act VIII of 1870 to prevent the murder of female infants in British India.
The Female Infanticide Prevention Act, 1870, was enacted as Act VIII of 1870. It was passed by British colonial authorities under pressure from Christian missionaries and social reformers seeking to end female infanticides in the Indian subcontinent.
Sources
- Female Infanticide Prevention Act, 1870 Wikipedia, revision of 2026-03-25
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