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PTI
35% Men say Contraception 'Women's Business', Nearly 20% say Contraceptives Makes Women ‘Promiscuous’
06 May 2022
NFHS-5 report said about 64.7% Sikhs believed a man should not have to worry about contraception, while the number stood at 35.9% for Hindus and 31.9% for Muslims.
Carter Dillard
Better Family Planning Can Improve Public Health, Inequality and the Environment
10 Oct 2021
Smaller, more sustainable families would create massive long-term savings and catalyze sustainable development.
Newsclick Report
1.85 Million Abortions Have Been Compromised in India During Lockdown: Study
07 Jul 2020
“Given the impact of COVID-19, facility-based first or second-trimester abortion may be the only option for the majority of the 1.85 million women,” said the study.
Kashif Kakvi
MP: Strict Order on Male Sterilisation Kicks up a Storm
24 Feb 2020
The furore surrounded the order to ensure at least one male sterilisation a month or lose pay or job, owing to the dismal figures of male sterilisation in MP.
Amit Sengupta
Lessons from the National Family Health Survey
06 Feb 2016
The Fourth National Family Health Survey (NFHS 4) was conducted in 2015 and preliminary results from a few states are now available. NFHS 4 follows similar countrywide surveys conducted in 1992 (NFHS…