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India Should Focus on Male Sterilization Over More Children Policy



India Should Focus on Male Sterilization Over More Children Policy

Photo Credit: Journalist Dhara Patel

Journalist Dharaa Patel

What has been crucial to women's emancipation and, I suppose, "sterilisation"  Her decision to have children has empowered her and enabled her to pursue her studies and job.  Once more, some

governments encourage citizens to have more children for the benefit of the state or country.  And who will suffer the consequences?   Only 30% of women are currently employed, despite it taking several decades for the economy to develop.   In this case.  Is the policy of exchanging money for more children feasible?   Many children are trafficked by their parents to escape poverty, and we want more.  The future of these children should be the top priority for the government and policymakers. 


India is estimated to have around 30 million

orphaned and abandoned children.

At least 11 million children are trafficked for labour in India.

Almost half of all girls in India marry before the age of 18. (Plan International Publication)

Why should a mother have a child in order to gain political dominance?  And why women should give up their bodies and dreams in order to receive money that will either directly or indirectly benefit their husbands.

In India, family planning services are centred on women. In contrast to male sterilisation, which is considerably simpler, female sterilisation involves

discomfort and a number of adverse effects from contraceptive tablets.  The government has a plan, but what is the backup plan in case it doesn't work?  Why is this topic consistently disregarded?

We claim the use of condoms but the reality is that The Hindu reports that only 9.5% of men use condoms.  BBC reports that fewer than one in 10 men use condoms. 

It means that women has no choice to go for the painful sterilization or contraceptive pills with more side effects.


Still women has no choice and they have to put their life at risk in name of family planning and to earn freedom.



 



 

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