Performing Hysterectomies in India: Here is what SC mandated GOI guidelines say
The issue of unwanted hysterectomies has been highlighted in various medico-legal cases pending from lower courts to the Supreme Court. Recently, while disposing of a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) on this matter, the Supreme Court passed a judgment strictly asking for the implementation of the guidelines released by the Union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (MoHFW).
One of the salient features of the guidelines is that all Hysterectomies below 40 need to be reported and the guidelines also define the monitoring committees at the district, state, and national levels and existing agencies that can help build awareness in the community in this regard.
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Performing Hysterectomies In India: Here Is What SC Mandated GOI Guidelines Say
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