In the following passage, some words have been deleted. Read the passage carefully and select the most appropriate option to fill in each blank.
Girls have been the 1.________ of many crimes in India for years. The most fearful crime was female foeticide, in which girls were killed in the 2.________ of the mother after sex determination through ultrasound. ‘Save the Girl Child’ 3.________ has been launched by the government to end gender-selective abortions of female foetuses as well as other crimes 4.________ the girl child.