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With all the brouhaha about how regressive that abortion ban from somewhere in the US is, you'd imagine our own laws are fab, and that Indian women can access abortion if / when they need / want to...
but not really. The MTP Act legalising abortion left control with docs. 》
but not really. The MTP Act legalising abortion left control with docs. 》
》Also, the MTP Act was essentially a 1970s population control measure. So, yeah, women got some sort of right to access abortion but women's rights weren't really prioritised in the statute.
Also, the 20-week cut-off period for a legal procedure has often been a disaster. 》
Also, the 20-week cut-off period for a legal procedure has often been a disaster. 》
》Women past the 20-week cut-off have approached courts time and time again to be able to access legal abortion with varied results. Not that many have the means to go rushing to court.
Indian abortion law needs a rehaul and just maybe we should be talking about that (too).
Indian abortion law needs a rehaul and just maybe we should be talking about that (too).
Most women in India don't know abortion is legal; 80% according to 2018 reports.
Over half of all abortions are unsafe, unsafe abortions are one of the leading causes of maternal mortality.
And so many of us know how difficult it is to get to a good gyn...
Over half of all abortions are unsafe, unsafe abortions are one of the leading causes of maternal mortality.
And so many of us know how difficult it is to get to a good gyn...
And, not for nothing, worth mentioning when the subject of quality of healthcare comes up:
Indian law doesn't consider medical rape to be rape. So. There's that.
Indian law doesn't consider medical rape to be rape. So. There's that.
Looking at NCRB 2016 last night. Ss 312 to 314 IPC. There's a story to be told there but unsure what it is.
NCRB methods have changed. No longer log only the most serious crime re VAW. And delineate FRs to try to pin-point false case numbers. Basis of determinations absent.
NCRB methods have changed. No longer log only the most serious crime re VAW. And delineate FRs to try to pin-point false case numbers. Basis of determinations absent.
There have always been correlations between adverse reproductive health outcomes and domestic violence.
Men almost exclusively believed responsible for miscarriage-related crimes. Unclear how many are husbands/relatives.
Reports seem clustered in a few states. Convictions low.
Men almost exclusively believed responsible for miscarriage-related crimes. Unclear how many are husbands/relatives.
Reports seem clustered in a few states. Convictions low.
And of course: sex-selective abortion. The elephant in the room.
How do you balance a woman's right to her body against the 'right' of would-be girls not to be destroyed on account of their sex?
How do you do protect women's rights in a country where domestic abuse is epidemic?
How do you balance a woman's right to her body against the 'right' of would-be girls not to be destroyed on account of their sex?
How do you do protect women's rights in a country where domestic abuse is epidemic?
Was only a matter of time before someone made both these points:
a. Abortion is morally repugnant.
Um. OK, if *you* think so, don't abort. & don't conflate abortion with sex-selective abortion.
b. Use contraception & don't abort.
Ofc. Abortion isn't contraception 》
a. Abortion is morally repugnant.
Um. OK, if *you* think so, don't abort. & don't conflate abortion with sex-selective abortion.
b. Use contraception & don't abort.
Ofc. Abortion isn't contraception 》
》...& conflating abortion with contraception feeds into the "women have abortions for kicks & convenience" myth.
Really? Unprotected sex with the ever-present risk of terminal illness followed by a procedure never 100% safe coz abortion-on-demand is supposedly possible? *snort*
Really? Unprotected sex with the ever-present risk of terminal illness followed by a procedure never 100% safe coz abortion-on-demand is supposedly possible? *snort*
This is an important point re ableism & selective abortion on the basis of foetal abnormality...
I have no idea what the answers are. Or where/how one should draw a line to say that maybe abortion in × case is the ethical / an unethical course of action.
I have no idea what the answers are. Or where/how one should draw a line to say that maybe abortion in × case is the ethical / an unethical course of action.
It is clear, in law, that sex-selective abortion is unacceptable.
It is not as clear that selective abortion due to foetal abnormality is / should always be unacceptable esp if there'd be no quality of life to speak of. Bear in mind, too, that we don't have universal healthcare.
It is not as clear that selective abortion due to foetal abnormality is / should always be unacceptable esp if there'd be no quality of life to speak of. Bear in mind, too, that we don't have universal healthcare.
