Abortion Rights

How Biases amongst Heathcare Workers in Kerala Impede Access to Abortion

A ‘benevolent patriarchy’ that undergirds reproductive health services in Kerala creates barriers to women accessing safe abortion.
▶20-Aug-2024
Malu Mohan, Sapna Mishra

When Voices for the 'Unborn Child' Silence Women

A set of recent judgements has eroded the pro-choice stance of Indian courts. The shrinking of access to abortion puts into jeopardy women's right to life and dignity.
▶14-Mar-2024
Keertana K. Tella

Regressive Isolationism: American Reproductive Politics in the Twenty First Century

The legal quagmire in the US on access to abortion is generated by political design, crafted to ensure that the restitution of reproductive rights is a long-drawn-out process.
▶07-Nov-2023
Sanjam Ahluwalia, Dilofarid Miskinzod

Supreme Court’s Expansion of Abortion Rights

The recent Supreme Court ruling on abortion rights is a significant one for it looks at the law through the lens of women’s rights and autonomy, and expands access to services for medical termination…
▶31-Oct-2022
Vinoj Manning, Anisha Aggarwal, Shireen Jejeebhoy

Abortions in India: Myths, Facts and Reality

India’s recently amended Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act is quite progressive on paper but its translation into practice makes abortion as inaccessible in the country as in many of the most…
▶31-Aug-2022
Shireen Jejeebhoy, Vinoj Manning

Right to Abortion in India and the US

What can the US judicial overturning of Roe v Wade tell us about reproductive decision-making and the law in India? Our histories might be different, yet they intersect with each other, and our goals…
▶05-Jul-2022
Esther Moraes