“If a woman has even one daughter, I refuse to perform the abortion”: Sex determination and safe abortion in India

In India, safe abortion services are sought mainly in the private sector for reasons of privacy, confidentiality, and the absence of delays and coercion to use contraception. In recent years, the declining sex ratio has received much attention, and implementation of the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PCPNDT) Act (2003) has become stringent. However, rather than targeting sex determination, many inspection visits target abortion services. This has led to many private medical practitioners facing negative media publicity, defamation and criminal charges.

Source: Reproductive Health Matters - July 24, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Authors: Pritam Potdar, Alka Barua, Suchitra Dalvie, Anand Pawar Tags: Feature Source Type: research