The campaign against Depo-Provera and the questions raised by the women’s groups still remain relevant. Reproductive rights, when reduced to “choice of contraceptives” without considering the overall health and well-being of women, result only in the control and “unfreedom” of women.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/injectable-contraceptives-failing-indian-women
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/smitha-nair
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/economic-and-political-weekly
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/contraception
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/women
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/family-planning
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/supreme-court
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/health-effects
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/india