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Women and the burden of birth control: New data tells the same old story

The fifth installment of NFHS revealed a surge in female sterilisations in 14 of India's 36 states and Union Territories

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An overwhelming majority of ASHA and Anganwadi workers are also women, and there have been no efforts made to expand the workforce to include male members dedicated to educating men.

Debarghya Sanyal

7 min read Last Updated : Jul 19 2022 | 4:53 PM IST

As India’s population surges, projected to take over China’s by 2023, women continue to shoulder family planning burdens. The latest National Family and Health Survey (2019-2021), released by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, shows a massive disparity between sterilisation rate among married women (38 per cent) and married men (0.3 per cent) in India. In the wake of the upturning of the Roe vs Wade ruling in the US, the disparity undercuts India’s claim at a more forward-thinking approach to birth control.

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The fifth installment of NFHS revealed a surge in female sterilisations in 14 of

Topics : India's population Abortion NFHS National Family Health Survey PM AASHA

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