[cloudmountain]

My husband and I lived and worked in Saudi Arabia for five years. One of the places we visited was India.

Poor parents USED to mutilate their children to make them better beggars. HORRIBLE disfigurements: facial, cut off arms and legs. DREADFUL.

Somewhere in the 90's, I think, the Indian government made that drastic disfigurement ILLEGAL.
Here's the kicker:
Those same parents were NOT allowed any facial disfigurement but they WERE allowed to cut off ONE arm, BELOW the elbow and ONE leg below the knee. All else was verboten.
I doubt anyone here would believe that but it is the SAD FACT OF LIFE FOR THE POOR IN INDIA.

It's all a matter of perspective, isn't it?

[Jyotishi]

Horrible! And then there are countries murdering millions of waiting-to-be-born children:

The Top 5 Countries with the Highest Total Number of Abortions

   Country            Number of Abortions  Abortion Rate

1  China              7,930,000            26.1 per 1,000 women
2  Russian Federation 2,287,300            68.4 per 1,000 women
3  Vietnam            1,520,000            83.3 per 1,000 women
4  United States      1,365,700            22.9 per 1,000 women
5  Ukraine              635,600            57.2 per 1,000 women

Sources: Alan Guttmacher Institute report: Sharing Responsibility Women, Society and Abortion Worldwide.

https://top5ofanything.com/list/eafb416e/Countries-with-the-Highest-Total-Number-of-Abortions