Why Women in India Keep Dying From An Operation That Takes Only 15 Minutes The entire state of Odisha has shut down its sterilization operations after a human rights’ group revealed the dangerous substitution: unlike a bike pump, the appropriate medical pump uses carbon-dioxide and also monitors how much is present. Dr. Rout’s justification of his use of the pump as an “affordable and convenient alternative” gets at the bigger problem in India: the massive task of curbing pregnancy rates in the soon-to-be most most populace country in the world despite the persistent issue of poverty. India is home to a third of the world’s poorest people, but the government has for decades worked to keep them from multiplying through controversial programs often targeting the most marginalized. thinkprogress.org/world/2014/12/08/3600588/indian-women-sterilizations/
Posted on: Tue, 09 Dec 2014 05:30:00 +0000
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