Abortion in India - An overview

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ID10940571
AuthorsM E Khan (Programme Associate, Population Council, 53 Lodi Estate, New Delhi 110 003., corresponding author), Sandhya Barge (Manager, Centre for Operations Research and Training (CORT), 402, Woodland Apartments, Race Cource, Baroda 390 007.), George Philip (0000-0002-2226-0490, Research Executive, same as above.)
Year1996
Volume26
Issue3-4
Pages208-225
Publication date1996-12-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueSocial Change (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0049-0857 • E-ISSN: 0976-3538
PublisherSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/0049085719960314
OpenAlexW2473477528
LanguageEN
Citations received6

The estimates of abortions state-wise trend of MTP in India and causes of illegal abortions including pragmatic and societal have been discussed. The enormous gap between estimated abortions and reported MTP cases suggests that only less than ten percent of the abortions are carried out in government recognized institutions. Safe abortion is not available to desiring women particularly in rural areas after twenty-four years of legislation of MTP. The paper points to a number of problems why abortion service is not available to women who want to undergo MTP and suggests certain remedial measures. (authors)

Abortion · Abortion law · Economic growth · Economics · Environmental health · Family planning · Government (linguistics · Induced Abortions · Legislation · Political science · Population · Pregnancy · Remedial education · Research methodology · Socioeconomics · Sociology · State (computer science · Demographic Trends and Gender Preferences · Law · Medicine

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