TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Nepal - exploited by older married man - young unmarried mother accused of infanticide
JO  - Medico-legal journal, The
A1  - Atreya, Alok
A1  - Shrestha, Milan
A1  - Acharya, Jenash
A1  - Gurung, Sharmila
SP  - 25817218822009
EP  - 25817218822009
VL  - ePub
IS  - ePub
N2  - In Nepal, it is considered sinful for a woman to have sexual intercourse before marriage while the male is exonerated. The female will be branded a loose character outcast by family and society. Only a small percentage of women who feel the other way and stand mentally strong or who have family support come out to seek justice. Despite the stringent law, the loopholes in the justice mechanism re-victimise female victims. We report a case where a young unmarried pregnant woman who gave birth alone was charged with infanticide.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0025-8172
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0025817218822009
ID  - ref1
ER  -