States

Delhi High Court recognises Maternal Deaths as a human rights violation

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Delhi High Court recognises Maternal Deaths as a human rights violation Laxmi Mandal v. Deen Dayal Harinagar Hospital & ORS, (W.P.(C) 8853/2008) High Court of Delhi In the year 2010, the Delhi High Court issued a landmark judgment where for the first time a constitutional court has recognised ..... Read More

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Obstetric Violence Causing Maternal Mortality

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“The doctor gets angry on us, even if we get delayed in removing our clothes during check up. We are abused by doctors and nurses. We are abused if we cry in pain and so we just suppress our pain and lie silently.” Savitri, a slum resident ..... Read More

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The insensitive practice of Sterilisation ‘Drives’: A case from Bihar

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The irresponsible and target driven practice of ‘sterilization camps’ in India have resulted into an incident which completely violated the women’s right to life as we witness in the case, Devika Biswas v. Union of India & Ors. . In January, 2012, a sterilization camp was conducted in the ..... Read More

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Access to Health Care Services-Post Liberalization Era

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Health is one of the most important interventions in the Economic and Social development and improved quality of life of the citizen. The north-eastern state of Assam with the highest maternal deaths in the country has managed to drop its number of maternal deaths in the last ..... Read More

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