India – Haryana govt shuts 300 abortion centres, another 23 issued show-cause notices

The Haryana State Drugs Controller has been tasked with compiling a list of wholesalers and stockists of medical termination of pregnancy (MTP) kits, restricting their sale exclusively to registered MTP centres.

By: Express News Service
April 13, 2025

The Haryana government Thursday announced that the registrations of 300 medical termination of pregnancy (MTP) centres in the state have been cancelled.

The closed centres had allegedly failed to share and update information concerning its gynaecologists and abortion data, among others.

Continued: https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/abortion-centres-shut-haryana-government-notices-9940381/

14.04.2025

Why Indian Women Struggle To Get Even A Legal Abortion

While Indian policies talk about comprehensive abortion services even at primary health centres, many villages and small towns do not have these facilities, resulting in people resorting to unsafe abortion services

By Menaka Rao
24 Jan, 2025

As a girl growing up in small-town Uttar Pradesh, Pooja wanted to “get ahead in life”. She wanted to be a working woman, earn a comfortable living, and get out of the confines of her village. But her marriage soon after graduation--when she was just 21--paused her plans.

Pooja, whose name has been changed to protect her privacy, lives in Azamgarh’s Atraulia block and has two sons, aged seven and 12 years. “I was stuck taking care of two children,” she said. But she managed to study further and finished her Bachelors in Education while her second son was a baby. Now, after working all day, she studies at night for government competitive exams for teacher jobs.

When she found that she was pregnant in December 2023, she was shocked. She always tracks her periods, and uses condoms. This put a break on her career plans.

Continued: https://www.indiaspend.com/gendercheck/why-indian-women-struggle-to-get-even-a-legal-abortion-939548

Rampant illegal sale of abortion pills across Maharashtra

Maharashtra FDA inspected 384 medical shops for violation till August first week. A total of 14 cases have been registered and 11 people were arrested.

By Rupsa Chakraborty, Mumbai
AUG 21, 2021

Last month, a sari-clad 43-year-old woman from Wagholi, Pune, stood at a local smedical store waiting for the queue to thin out. When it did, she asked an employee of the store for an abortion pill adding that she needed it urgently. At first, the employee refused her request, but on her insistence, he asked her to wait since he had to source it from his friend.

“He said he was not a supplier. He, however, considered my request and asked me to come after half an hour,” said the woman.

Continued: https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/mumbai-news/rampant-illegal-sale-of-abortion-pills-across-maharashtra-101629570130655.html

21.08.2021