NEW DELHI — Twelve women have died and dozens more were sickened - TopicsExpress



          

NEW DELHI — Twelve women have died and dozens more were sickened after surgical sterilizations at a government-run camp in India, where women are often paid to undergo the procedures in an effort to control population growth, health officials said on Tuesday. The women were paid 600 rupees apiece, or almost $10, said Dr. Amar Singh Thakur, joint director of health services in the central Indian district of Bilaspur. One surgeon performed surgery on 83 women in the space of six hours on Saturday — meaning he could have spent only a few minutes on each patient, Dr. Thakur said ...nytimes today . Camps, government payment women sterilizations written or spoken = a horror
Posted on: Wed, 12 Nov 2014 11:39:49 +0000

Trending Topics



Recently Viewed Topics




© 2015