This year in March, the Indian government passed the amended Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act, 2021 in the parliament. The new & amended rules that allow termination of pregnancies even up to 24 weeks of the gestation period stand out in sharp contrast to rules governing abortion in so-called developed countries like – the […]
Hidden Pockets Collective believes in a Sexual and Reproductive Justice framework and approaches activism with this framework. The Collective is working on alternative approaches that aim to achieve justice, not just being legal in nature, but a lot more comprehensive whether it is technology, collaborative research, or awareness-raising. We have ensured Sexual and Reproductive Rights […]
If you read closely the Objective of latest Amendment in the Medical Termination Bill, 2020 you would really think that this Bill had an intention of coming to terms with advancement in medical technology. But that’s not the case. At an age where people are trying to colonise Mars, how difficult would it be to […]
Whenever there is any conversation around any new law there is a lot of focus on punitive aspects of laws that focus more on criminalisation. The US debates around abortion laws has brought back to focus on criminalisation debate. Even in India, the Indian Penal Code, still penalises women if she has induced miscarriages. What […]
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