Matter of Choice: How getting an abortion is linked to contraceptive use

How getting an abortion is linked to contraceptive use How a person seeking abortion is treated often relates to their contraception history. When someone seeks abortion, the health system discriminates against those who take temporary contraceptives or no contraceptives at all. The public health hospitals often deny abortion unless women undergo a permanent sterilisation or at least take a long acting contraceptive such as intrauterine devices. This is the fourth episode of a series 'Matter of Choice' , a series that explores how women face. This podcast explores how these systemic denials and attitudes have classist and casteist implications. Suno India’s Menaka Rao also speaks to women who got pregnant after a sterlisation surgery, which is rare. Despite exhausting all their methods to avoid pregnancy, these women barely get any help when they seek abortion. medical, legal and social barriers to abortions. This podcast features women from Delhi, Chhattisgarh and Rajasthan. Menaka speaks to human rights activist and educationist, Shreya Khemani, and labour rights activist, Saraswati Sahu, both of whom are based in Chhattisgarh. Menaka also spoke to Dr Suchitra Dalvie, gynaecologist and coordinator of Asia Safe Abortion Partnership. This podcast is supported by Pulitzer Center. References Mistreatment and Coercion: Unethical Sterilization in India Men’s Participation in Family Planning & Reproductive Health Comparative effectiveness of hysteroscopic and laparoscopic sterilization for women: a retrospective cohort study - ScienceDirect End sterilisation camps, says Supreme Court - The Hindu India sterilisations: More Chhattisgarh botched cases - BBC News See sunoindia.in/privacy-policy for privacy information.

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Matter of Choice: How getting an abortion is linked to contraceptive use is an episode from The Suno India Show by Suno India.

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This episode was published on Nov 26, 2024.

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