india sterilizations

Women who underwent sterilization surgery at a government-run camp were hospitalized in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh after 13 patients died following the procedure.

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Why Sterilization Is The Most Popular Form Of Family Planning

10:30am November 18, 2014

by Eleanor Klibanoff

The tragic news from India of women dying after being sterilized is not the norm. More than 200 million women a year rely on this procedure. Under proper conditions, complications are minimal.

Indian women who underwent sterilizations receive treatment at the District Hospital in Bilaspur, in the central Indian state of Chhattisgarh, on Wednesday. Thirteen women died following the Nov. 8 procedures and dozens more are sick. The doctor who perfo

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Drugmaker In India's Sterilization Deaths Arrested

1:48pm November 14, 2014

by Krishnadev Calamur

Thirteen women are dead and dozens sick after the Nov. 8 procedures at a state-run hospital in central India. The doctor who performed the procedures was arrested Wednesday.

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Doctor At Center Of Deadly Sterilizations In India Arrested

12:01pm November 14, 2014

by Krishnadev Calamur

The toll from the botched procedures is now 13, with scores more sick. Dr. R.K. Gupta, who has performed 50,000 sterilizations over his career, told Reuters that he was being made a scapegoat.