Law

Abortion for rape survivors

Rape Survivors’ Right to Abortion: Are Doctors Listening?

Padma D. and Sangeeta R. 08/09/2017

Recent amendments to the rape laws have made it...

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Tamil Girl, Who Took NEET Fight to Supreme Court, Commits Suicide

Anitha, a 17-year-old Dalit girl, allegedly took her life...

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India Threatens Philip Morris With ‘Punitive Action’ Over Alleged Violation of Anti-Smoking Laws

Aditya Kalra 18/08/2017

The letter sent by the health ministry revealed how...

Surrogate mothers rest inside a temporary home for surrogates, provided by Akanksha IVF centre, in Anand. Credit: Reuters/Mansi Thapliyal/Files

Parliamentary Panel Report on Surrogacy Bill Is a Good Step, but Definitely Isn’t Perfect

Sarojini Nadimpally, Deepa Venkatachalam and Aswathy Raveendran 16/08/2017

While the committee's recommendations do improve on the draft...

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The DNA Profiling Bill Is Back in a New Avatar – Here’s the Lowdown

Vasudevan Mukunth 02/08/2017

The July 2015 version of the Bill had been...

Forensic medical assistant Bayer sorts test tubes filled with materials for DNA testing in Munich.

Civil Society Group Boycotts RCEP Consultation, Calls for Parliament Debate on Trade Deal

Anoo Bhuyan 26/07/2017

Worried about the impact of the trade negotiations, a...

Archibald Cochrane, breast cancer screening, clinical trials, Cochrane Collaboration, conflict of interest, evidence-based medicine, Hilda Bastian, HPV, human papillomavirus, Peter Gøtzsche, pre-cancer, psychiatric medications, randomised controlled trials

Out-of-Sight RCEP Negotiations Threaten Public Health and Access to Medicines

Tahir Amin 25/07/2017

Although the draft text of the RCEP agreement is...