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ORGANISATIONAL PUBLICATIONS AND BROCHURES Abortion Stigma in Delhi NCR While a vast amount of research on understanding abortion stigma has been conducted globally, there is limited existing work on stigma in the Indian context. A majority of current research in India continues to focus on understanding the laws, policies, and access to abortion services. But abortions stigma leads to discrimination against women in every sphere of their lives, including socio-economic, political and even accessing medical spaces and services. The ‘Abortion Stigma in Delhi NCR’...	ORGANISATIONAL PUBLICATIONS AND BROCHURES Assessing Youth Friendliness of Abortion Services The negligence of abortion service delivery and low quality of the service is a major challenge for accessing abortion in India. Many service providers deny abortion service due to stigma, lack of knowledge and personal morality and beliefs. ‘Accessing Youth Friendliness of Abortion Services’ is an analysis of youth-led audits of 48 abortion facilities across 2 states of India conducted at 2023 by SAFE youth leaders as part of the program. The analysis is prepared...	ORGANISATIONAL PUBLICATIONS AND BROCHURES Myths and Misconceptions Around Abortion in India Fifty years into enacting the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act of 1971, abortion continues to be a contested topic in India. The several myths and misconception around abortion reinforce the stigma that further poses a barrier for pregnant persons in accessing safe and comprehensive abortion services. While there are no exclusive studies conducted on such myths and misconceptions, however, research on abortion providers, unmarried and married abortion seekers in urban and rural spaces have documented...
ORGANISATIONAL PUBLICATIONS AND BROCHURES Assessing Youth-Friendliness of Abortion Services Although abortion is largely legalised in India through the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act (MTP) 1971, it continues to be underpinned by religious, moral, ethical and socio-cultural concerns. Fear of judgement from service providers, ambiguities of medico-legal restrictions, lack of privacy and confidentiality in health facilities can, however influence young abortion seekers to opt for unsafe methods of abortion. This report aims to analyse the evidence on the status of abortion services for young people...	TRAINING AND ADVOCACY A Handbook on Abortion Laws for Healthcare Service Providers in India This Handbook is developed by CJLS in collaboration with the IPAS Development Foundation. Given the significant developments both on the legislative and judicial front since 2017, with the pronouncement of the decision of the Supreme Court on the right to privacy in Retd. Justice Puttaswamy vs Union of India and the recent amendments to the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act in 2021, there was an imminent need to demystify the legal provisions to ensure increased...	JOURNAL.ACADEMIC ARTICLES Adolescent sexual and reproductive health and rights in India: Working paper_2005 A working paper by CREA, this paper attempts to understand the complexities of advocating for the rights of young people, most of which arise from their very state of transition.
JOURNAL.ACADEMIC ARTICLES Abortion in India: Emerging issues from qualitative studies_2004 This article highlights issues that emerged from eight qualitative research studies that formed part of the Abortion Assessment Project which sought to create an evidence-based body of knowledge on all facets of induced abortion. These studies have thrown up some common patterns and themes, such as the unmet needs for contraception and abortion, the question of son preference, the preference for private providers and the neglected needs of the single, widowed or separated women.	BOOKS/BOOK CHAPTERS Abortion policy in India: Lacunae and future challenges_2004 Siddhivinayak Hirve argues in his book that in India, legalising abortion, which was done in 1971, has not yielded the expected outcomes. Despite the existence of liberal policies, the majority of women still resort to unsafe abortion, contributing substantially to the burden of maternal morbidity and mortality. This is partly due to the low awareness of the legality of abortion amongst women, and a large number of misconceptions about the law amongst providers.	GOVERMENTS DOCUMENTS Comprehensive abortion care: Training and service delivery guidelines_ 2018 Comprehensive abortion care