Abortion Laws in India

Challenges

  • Non-Inclusive: The abortion act and rules systemically exclude a sizeable population of the LGBTQIA+ community—including transgender, non-binary, and gender-diverse people who were categorised as female or intersex at birth—from accessing abortion under laws and healthcare infrastructure.
  • Lack of Awareness: The awareness regarding the rights of women on her body needs to be created. Due to lack of awareness, young women opt for unsafe and unhygienic abortion practices.
  • Societal Taboo: Even though the reproductive laws in India have been moving in a liberal direction, abortion is still a stigma, especially in the lower rungs of society with motherhood constantly being looked ....
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