All posts tagged "sterilization"

  • Relatives mourn the death of women who died after undergoing sterilization surgeries, at a village near Bilaspur, in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh, Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2014. Eight Indian women have died and more than a dozen others in critical condition Tuesday after undergoing sterilization surgeries in a free government-run program to help slow the country's population growth. A total of 83 women, all poor villagers under the age of 32, had the operations Saturday in a hospital outside Bilaspur city. Each of the women had received a payment of 600 rupees, or about $10, to participate in the program, said the state's chief medical officer, Dr. S.K. Mandal. (AP Photo/Press Trust of India)
    Sterilization drive leaves 11 Indian women dead

    NEW DELHI (AP) — 11 Indian women have died and 20 others were in critical condition Tuesday after undergoing sterilization surgeries in a free government-run program to help slow the country’s population growth. A total of 83...

    • Posted November 11, 2014
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