{
  "id": 544634,
  "title": "Protectors turn predators: how son preference fuels female foeticide rackets in Maharashtra",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/11/protectors-turn-predators-how-son-preference-fuels-female-foeticide-544634",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-08-11T04:55:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Hindu - Sci-Tech",
    "slug": "the-hindu-sci-tech",
    "url": "https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/maharashtra/protectors-turn-predators-how-son-preference-fuels-female-foeticide-rackets-in-maharashtra/article71329924.ece"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The arrest of a retired government doctor by the Kolhapur police on July 31 for allegedly orchestrating a sophisticated female foeticide ring shows that illegal abortion networks continue to operate in secret across the State",
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}