US Should Stop Lecturing the World after American Women Get Demoted to Second Class Citizens
2 years, 5 months ago

US Should Stop Lecturing the World after American Women Get Demoted to Second Class Citizens

News 18  

The United States of America is not as ‘united’ after all. A day after the US Supreme Court ruled that all American citizens have a “fundamental right” to carry firearms in public, it struck down the historic Roe v. Wade judgement of 1973 that conferred upon women in America the “constitutional right” to avail an abortion. While American women get demoted to second-class citizens, India has never really taken the issue of abortions as a means of proving one’s religious zeal. Although the United States of America has lost whatever little moral authority it had to sermonise the world on any given subject, Washington is not expected to tone down its lectures anytime soon. It therefore becomes contingent on countries around the world to step up and show a mirror to the United States – one which allows Washington to see its own ugly realities in high definition.

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Does India need to decriminalise abortion? | In Focus podcast
1 year, 1 month ago

Does India need to decriminalise abortion? | In Focus podcast

The Hindu  

Earlier this month, a married woman, who was 26 weeks pregnant, approached the Supreme Court, asking to be allowed to terminate her pregnancy. But subsequently, following a hospital report that said the foetus was viable and had a heartbeat, and a medical board report that said the pregnancy was not causing an immediate danger to the woman or foetus’s life, …

Male-centric medicine is affecting women’s health
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Male-centric medicine is affecting women’s health

The Hindu  

“If you were a young boy, I could have offered you a bouquet of medicines. Exactly three decades ago, the U.S. National Institutes of Health Revitalization Act of 1993 mandated the inclusion of “women and minorities” in clinical trials in a bid to reduce health disparities. Generic drugs, trials, mental health In India, the “pharmacy of the world”, the gender …

Why India’s landmark abortion ruling could echo around the world
2 years, 2 months ago

Why India’s landmark abortion ruling could echo around the world

Al Jazeera  

On September 29, the Indian Supreme Court delivered a crucial decision which holds the promise of actually leading to the reproductive autonomy of Indian women, in particular through access to abortion. While the core issue before the court was whether unmarried women could seek an abortion under the law – the judges confirmed that they can – the decision also …

Equality and individual autonomy in reproductive rights: India shows the way
2 years, 2 months ago

Equality and individual autonomy in reproductive rights: India shows the way

Hindustan Times  

Women’s consent matters – that’s the top takeaway from the Indian Supreme Court ’s judgment on abortion for all women on International Safe Abortion Day. In a bold and landmark judgement on September 29, India’s top court interpreted the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act and Rules to reassert the reproductive rights for women and individuals with diverse gender identities who …

A woman’s body is not her own in much of today’s world
3 years, 2 months ago

A woman’s body is not her own in much of today’s world

Live Mint  

The United Nations Population Fund’s State of World Population report, 2021, for the first time, focused on the issue of women’s bodily autonomy. At this juncture, many pro-choice activists are apprehensive about the possibility of the SC’s present conservative majority endorsing the legality of the Mississippi law, or perhaps even going further by overturning its 1973 landmark ruling in the …

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