Experts say stigma and myths stemming from laws against sex-selective abortion of girls deter many women from having abortions
Thomson Reuters Foundation
24 Oct 2022
A ruling by India's top court that grants unmarried women equal abortion rights could end up being largely symbolic without concerted efforts to tackle persistent barriers to the procedure, reproductive rights campaigners say.
Stigma and myths stemming from laws against sex-selective abortion of girls deter many women, campaigners and experts said, while a lack of affordable and rural facilities are hitting poorer and marginalised groups.