Abortion in India: Myth and Reality

Book Details

• Author: S G Kabra

• Publisher: Rawat Publications

• Language: English

• Edition: 2013

• ISBN: 9788131605646

• Pages: 186

• Cover: Hardcover

• Dimensions: 8.6 x 5.6 x 0.8 inches

About the Book

The termination of unwanted pregnancies is a complex and multi-dimensional issue that involves not only medical considerations but also legal and social dimensions. This book offers a comprehensive exploration of induced abortions, examining various aspects such as therapeutic and non-therapeutic abortions, clinical and criminal procedures, safe and unsafe abortions, and sex-selective abortions. Through an analysis of the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act, legal provisions related to criminal abortions, and the impact of commercialization on the medical profession, this work critically examines abortion as both a medical solution and a social problem. In addition to discussing the legal and medical aspects, the book also explores the broader social implications, including gender disparity, female foetal loss, and the ethics surrounding modern reproductive technologies. This book is an invaluable resource for women, women activists, medical professionals, policy makers, and both pro-abortion and pro-life groups. The topics are essential for understanding the intricate balance between medical ethics, human rights, and reproductive health.

Contents

1. What is Abortion?

2. Different Methods of Inducing Abortion

3. MTP Act: Mandatory Stipulations and Safety Provisions

4. Legal Provisions Related to Criminal Abortions

5. Medicine Deranged: Indian Statism and Nazism: A Saga of Human Rights Violations in Reproductive Health

6. Abortion Pills: Murder Marketed

7. Preventing Sex Selection/Determination through PCPNDT Act, 1994

8. Female Foetal Loss and Gender Disparity

9. Modern Reproduction Techniques and Medical Ethics

About the Author

S.G. Kabra, a graduate in Medicine and Law with postgraduate qualifications in Anatomy, Surgery, and Journalism, is a prominent teacher, surgeon, medico-legal expert, and freelance medical journalist. He is an award-winning writer and activist, and has published critically acclaimed essays in Medicine Deranged and Miscarriage of Medicine. His short story collections, based on real medical cases, have been well received. Kabra currently works as Director of Legal Affairs and Medical Audit at a leading private hospital in Jaipur.