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Times of India
INDIA - ABORTION SERVICES MAY SOON
BE ADDED IN PRIMARY HEALTH CENTRES
NEW DELHI: India, where a woman
dies of unsafe abortion every two hours, may soon allow abortion services in
its 25,000 primary health centres, which are the first points of care for India's
rural population.
The health ministry is also
looking to allow "mid-level service providers" like staff nurses and ayurveda, unani and siddha (AYUSH) doctors
to conduct safe abortions — thanks to the lack of MBBS doctors in the
country's rural areas, who are the only ones allowed to conduct an abortion.