Sexual and Reproductive Health

Sama believes that sexual and reproductive health and rights must be located within the perspective that recognizes social determinants of health and universal health entitlements. Sama’s initiative on Enhancing Adolescent Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights (SRHR) through health system is drawn from its extensive experience in health and gender related advocacy and training.

On this issue Sama has worked on policy level advocacy with states like Jharkhand, Odisha, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh and Madhya Pradesh on the implementation of National programmes- ARSH strategy launched in 2006 under National Rural Health Mission (NRHM), and RKSK (Rashtriya Kishor Swasthya Karyakram) in 2014, which provides the framework for the adolescent sexual and reproductive health services and recognizes adolescents as a group with special and distinct needs beyond maternal health. Capacity building of community based organisations is a part of strengthening the accountability mechanism between the community and the state machinery.


Challenging Control: The Continuing Struggle for Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights

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The patriarchal need to control sexuality significantly influences discussions on sexual and reproductive health rights (SRHR). Women, young girls, gender-diverse people, and disabled individuals face stigma and humiliation when seeking SRHR services, including abortion. Access to comprehensive sexuality education is restricted, increasing vulnerability to gender-based violence. India recently proposed restricting the over-the-counter selling of emergency contraceptive pills, but international laws recognize emergency contraception as a basic human right. Continue reading

Our Rights Now! To Health, To Safe Abortion! 

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Sama has co-created a short video along with community health workers, health activists, women leaders from Chhattisgarh as well as from Uttar Pradesh, Jharkhand and Bihar, which provides a glimpse into the diverse, collective and creative efforts that have contributed to challenging the ground reality with regard to perspectives, information and health care access to safe abortion. Continue reading

In my hands, my choices, my decision

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This International Women’s Day 2022, we at Sama reiterate our commitments to advancing the marginalized voices of young girls. We remain committed to amplifying processes that reaffirms and recognizes their agencies and rights. We stand in solidarity with the complex struggles that the young girls are asserting with varied power structures dictating their life choices, and controlling bodily autonomy and decisions. Continue reading

छत्तीसगढ़ राज्य स्तरीय कार्यशाला – ‘गर्भ का चिकित्सीय समापन अधिनियम’ कानून : नए बदलाव, सुलभता व जटिलताएँ

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नवंबर 27, दोपहर 2 बजे से 4 बजे तक सुरक्षित गर्भसमापन व यौन व प्रजनन अधिकार व स्वास्थ्य के मुद्दों पर छत्तीसगढ़ स्तरीय कार्यशालों के दूसरे श्रृंखला का दूसरा सत्र। इस सत्र के माध्यम से सुरक्षित गर्भसमापन से जुड़े हुए कानून का हालिया संशोधन व उससे जुड़ी मुख्यतः… Continue reading