Abstract

The international consensus on reproductive rights and enabling mechanisms provides a framework for evaluating reproductive health programs and policies. One such application examines unsafe abortion, a significant global cause of illness and death. India is a valuable context for such application - abortion was legalized in 1971 - but abortion-related mortality and morbidity remain common. This paper identifies key rights issues in abortion care in India and outlines possible remedial mechanisms, derived from the reproductive rights framework. [To view this article, please download the PDF.]