Open Thread: From Murder to Mercy โ€” The Midwives of Bihar

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In the 1990s, rural midwives in Bihar were quietly killing baby girls under pressure from families. Some confessed to dozens of infanticides. Dowry, caste, poverty โ€” all conspired to make daughters disposable.

Thirty years later, one of those girls has returned โ€” adopted, loved, and thriving โ€” to meet the women who chose to save rather than kill.

This story, told through BBC Eyeโ€™s The Midwifeโ€™s Confession, is brutal, human, and profoundly moving.

What does it say about Indiaโ€™s gender imbalance, social reform, and the moral grey zones of survival?

This thread is open for reflection. Please engage with care.

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