Abortion is a phenomenon that has been deliberated upon since times immemorial and continues to b... more Abortion is a phenomenon that has been deliberated upon since times immemorial and continues to be a topic of contention even today. This debate can be recapitulated in two terms- Pro Choice and Pro Life. Abortion is multi faceted because it involves the culmination of many aspects such as religion, ethics, medicine and law. Abortion is a social issue that provides liberation to women and gives them power to make their own decisions. But the abortion debate in India would be meaningless if it did not take into account the crucial problem of female foeticide. Liberation of women, therefore, needs to be equilibrated against the rights of the unborn child.
Abortion is a phenomenon that has been deliberated upon since times immemorial and continues to b... more Abortion is a phenomenon that has been deliberated upon since times immemorial and continues to be a topic of contention even today. This debate can be recapitulated in two terms- Pro Choice and Pro Life. Abortion is multi faceted because it involves the culmination of many aspects such as religion, ethics, medicine and law. Abortion is a social issue that provides liberation to women and gives them power to make their own decisions. But the abortion debate in India would be meaningless if it did not take into account the crucial problem of female foeticide. Liberation of women, therefore, needs to be equilibrated against the rights of the unborn child.
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