When a child is born, especially in modern Western cultures, parents, as well as friends and family, are usually overjoyed at the news of the arrival of a new member in the family. In these cultures, a parent's greatest wish for their child is usually that they emerge strong and healthy. This reality that many grow up with is unfortunately not a universal phenomenon. Infanticide, defined by the BBC Ethics Committee as "the unlawful killing of very young children", is unfortunately present in indigenous and sophisticated cultures around the world. Although this problem exists for both sexes, there is a terrible gap. This is known as "gendercide", which is the selective killing of a person of any age, and more importantly, female infanticide, which is the specific targeting of female babies in the hope of eradication. Not only is female infanticide much more common than male infanticide, but in some countries, notably China and India, it is likely to have serious consequences for the gender balance in those countries (BBC ). The main objective of this research paper is to find out the causes of female infanticide, especially in China and India, what female infanticide means for a family and a country as a whole and also what solutions exist for help put an end to this practice and whether they are effective. are really effective. Before we can look at China and India, it is important to first examine the specific reasons normally given for the necessity of female infanticide. Although many, including the BBC Ethics Panel, argue that the reasons are generally more cultural than religious, it is undeniable that religion itself also plays a role. One of the reasons for female infanticide is “anti-female bias” (BBC). Many companies that practice...... middle of paper ......r. 2014.Jones, Adam. “Gendercide Watch: Female Infanticide.” Gendercide Watch: Female infanticide. Gender monitoring. Internet. April 7, 2014. Kristof, Nicholas D. and Sheryl WuDunn. Half the Sky: Transforming Oppression into Opportunity for Women Around the World. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2009. Print.Mungello, DE Drowning Girls in China: Female Infanticide since 1650. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 2008. Print.Nair, P. Thankappan. Marriage and dowry in India. Calcutta: Minerva, 1978. Print. Seager, Joni and Joni Seager. The Penguin Atlas of the World's Women: Completely Revised and Updated. New York, NY: Penguin, 2003. Print. Srinivasan, Sharada; Arjun S. Bedi (2007). "Domestic violence and dowry: evidence from a South Indian village". World Development 35 (5): 857-880. Wall, Winter. “China’s Infanticide Epidemic.” University of Denver. University of Denver. Internet.