Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi implored his country to stop killing unborn girls on Thursday, warning that its growing gender imbalance would have serious consequences.
Modi told a largely female audience in Haryana — the state with the lowest ratio of female to male births — that they must resist pressure from family and society to abort girls.
“The prime minister of the country is begging you to save the lives of girls,” Modi said as he launched a campaign entitled “Save your daughters, Educate your daughters”.
“We have to change our thinking and stop believing that boys are superior to girls.
“We should change our mentality. We have to urgently create a balance in the sex ratio to bring stability or face the consequences.”
Modi also urged doctors to stop performing gender-based abortions and instead use their skills to save lives.