A flawed right to safe abortion in India: Interview with Dr. Suchitra Dalvie by Shalini Yog Shah by Heinrich Böll Stiftung Delhi

We speak to Dr. Suchitra Dalvie, a women’s health expert engaged with safe abortion advocacy groups and social movements worldwide.

Thousands of deaths in India are reported ever year due to unsafe abortion. Of all maternal deaths reported in the country, unsafe abortion contributes to a very high maternal mortality rate of 13 per cent. However, fatalities due to it have further worsened during the continued COVID-19 pandemic, exposing the fragilities of our public health sector.

Article link: https://in.boell.org/en/2021/03/04/flawed-right-safe-abortion-india-what-more-can-we-do

Voice: Shalini Shah and Dr. Suchitra Dalvie
Background Sound: Neel Shah