Church in India marks “girl-child day” to counter female infanticide

UCanNews.com: “A Catholic priest has urged Indian religious leaders to help protect girl children following news of a man leaving his newborn in a gutter. ‘Religious leaders, be they Christian, Muslim, Hindu or others,’ must provide their followers ‘with the necessary attitude and courage to save and celebrate the girl child,’ said Jesuit rights activist Father Cedric Prakash.”