Abortion rights have been extended to unmarried women, but how will this affect women’s lives in reality?
Deepa Parent
12 October 2022
Women who have had abortions in India fear the extension of abortion rights “will do nothing to change the rot in our society”. They say class inequality and prejudice against women still present the biggest barriers to accessing equal reproductive rights in the country.
Their stark warnings contrast with the hopeful note struck by many Indian women and reproductive rights activists, who have called the Supreme Court’s ruling on 29 September “historic” and “progressive”.
Continued: https://www.opendemocracy.net/en/5050/india-abortion-supreme-court-unmarried-women/