Abortion Rights of Women with Vulnerabilities
Mon Sep 28
Dr. Asha Bajpai, Professor, TISS, made a compelling presentation at the Second CAC Conclave titled ‘Expanding the Discourse on Comprehensive Abortion Care (CAC) in India’, on July 10 -11, 2017 in New Delhi on Abortion Rights of women with Vulnerabilities....Read More
CAC Conclave: A Platform for Strengthening Women’s Access to CAC Services in India
Mon Sep 28
Abortion is a topic which is discussed in hushed tones despite abortion being legal in our country for over five decades. Majority of people are unaware of the legality, complications, magnitude of unsafe abortion. This ignorance is present across...Read More
Role of Nurses in Safe Abortion Services
Mon Sep 28
India’s maternal mortality rate is declining faster than the global target, and the government’s aim is to bring it down to 100 by 2020. Although the decline of maternal mortality rate has come manifolds even faster (65%) than the global...Read More
CAC Conclave: A Platform to Advance the Discourse on Safe and Legal Abortion in India
Mon Sep 28
India legalized abortion almost half a century ago in 1971, however, the availability, access and awareness around it is extremely low. Abortion is unarguably not just a medical procedure but is an issue intertwined with socio-politico-legal aspects. From a public...Read More
An Account of Struggle for Safe Abortion
Mon Sep 28
I am a medical professional. I got married in 2004 and although my husband was using protection, I got pregnant in August 2005. I was 26 years old at that time. I was looking for a job and my husband...Read More
Seeking Reproductive Health Services: Must it be Clandestine?
Mon Sep 28
Anamika [name changed] is a 19-year old girl from Jharkhand who, like many girls of her age, fell in love with a boy in her acquaintance. And like most young people in their teens, they began exploring the idea of...Read More
CAC Conclave 2018
Mon Sep 28
Participating in the CAC Conclave was an enriching experience for me as I got the opportunity to engage and interact with experts from across India. The sessions at the conclave revolved around the women’s access to comprehensive abortion care services,...Read More