How COVID locked gateways to abortion and left millions of women at risk
Millions of women in India were left with no option, but either to continue with unintended pregnancy or to go for unsafe abortions during…
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Missing in lockdown: Lakhs of pregnant women and newborns
Indian authorities failed to keep track of almost 40 lakh pregnant women and 47.5 lakh new-born children during the nationwide lockdown imposed in late…
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How lockdown spun medical nightmares for expectant mothers
Sometime in May, Promilla Devi, who was 32 weeks pregnant, visited a healthcare centre in Jharkhand’s Bokaro district with complaints of heavy bleeding. Suspecting…
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LET THEM DIE
Monkey Fever is spreading in Kerala’s forest areas but the authorities remain indifferent he Kyasanur Forest Disease is locally known as ‘Monkey Fever’ and…
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Poison Pills
IDUKKI, KERALA – Since puberty, Dhanalakshmi has been popping pills, round and white little pills, of which she knows nothing apart from their purpose—to retain…
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