Posts by dev castle

Defence of individual rights and choice: Need of the hour

CommonHealth is a coalition for reproductive health and safe Abortion. It is a membership based network of[…]

MTP Amendment Bill 2020: A Story of Missed Opportunities

The Medical Termination of Pregnancy Amendment Bill of 2020 was a perfect opportunity to enhance access to[…]

Lok Sabha Debate on MTP (Amendment) Bill 2020

About twenty Members of Parliament spoke on the proposed amendments and the bill. We have attempted to[…]

Concerns Emerging From Women’s Perspectives On Abortion Services

I have been working in the development sector for the last 15 years. I realised only a[…]

Victims twice over: Pregnancy due to sexual abuse and forced motherhood due to failed justice

The year 2017 marked a watershed in my four decades or so as a women’s health advocate[…]

Autonomy and Abortion Access

We need more girls to be born they say. We need to stop the ‘gendercide’ that is[…]

Why do Indian women need safe abortion services?

Author: Bhuvaneswari Sunil, PhD If this reading, kindles a spark in you to know more about women[…]