One afternoon at work, I received a frantic call from a woman I knew well, and her panickedtone immediately set off alarms. She asked, “I don’t want to continue this pregnancy, but thedoctor insists that I have to. Is abortion.....
Read More...The Silent Struggles of Migrant Women: A Hidden Crisis in Reproductive Health Ann Maria Anil, Researcher In Kerala, a state often lauded for its progressive social and health indicators, a silent yet significant crisis affects migrant women workers. They face.....
Read More...Unmasking Anti-Choice Rhetoric Vinitha Jayaprakasan & Ragini Bordoloi, CommonHealth, India “Abortion is an ocean of endless Sorrow” “Do not abort the innocent unborn” “Pro-Science. Pro-Woman. Pro-Life.” Over 150 to 200 individuals gathered at Delhi's Jantar Mantar to protest the Medical.....
Read More...Adding Insult to Injury: Denial of Medical Termination of Pregnancy to Child Survivors of Sexual Violence or Abuse Dr. Sundari Ravindran, CommonHealth In a recent judgement, the Kerala High Court disallowed permission to terminate the third-trimester pregnancy of in a.....
Read More...One Step Forward, Two Steps Back The narrative of accessing abortion services in India Alka Barua, Souvik Pyne and Abhiti Gupta India through its endorsement of international agreements has demonstrated its commitment to upholding reproductive health and rights of its.....
Read More...CommonHealth is a coalition for reproductive health and safe Abortion. It is a membership based network of individuals and organizations across 22 states in India working in the area of maternal health, reproductive health and safe abortion access for women.....
Read More...The Medical Termination of Pregnancy Amendment Bill of 2020 was a perfect opportunity to enhance access to safe, legal and quality abortion services through a comprehensive approach based on evidence-based amendments. Unfortunately, it fell short of expectation. The Union Cabinet.....
Read More...The Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act of 1971 legally permits abortion services for select conditions that provide exemptions from prosecution under the Indian Penal Code of 1861. The MTP Act specifies the gestation, facilities, physical infrastructure, and service providers for service.....
Read More...I have been working in the development sector for the last 15 years. I realised only a few years ago that women of reproductive age in many countries couldn’t exercise their right to abortion. Globally, 41 percent of women live.....
Read More...The year 2017 marked a watershed in my four decades or so as a women’s health advocate and a firm supporter of women’s right to safe abortion services. This was the year when several child rape survivors approached the courts.....
Read More...We need more girls to be born they say. We need to stop the ‘gendercide’ that is taking place across the world, they say. For social justice. For women’s rights. For human rights. While this is a compelling argument when.....
Read More...Author: Bhuvaneswari Sunil, PhD If this reading, kindles a spark in you to know more about women undergoing abortion, then you would decide to hear voices of women seeking abortion…But if you simply decide to blame women and abortion, you.....
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