New Reproductive Technologies
This poster depicts the fertility control lobby targeting women with invasive and hazardous contraceptive in the name of providing choice. The poster is available both in Hindi and English. Continue reading
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Rent-a-womb in India fuels surrogate motherhood debate
Krittivas Mukherjee | Reuters | Mumbai | 4 February 2007 Jyoti Dave is pregnant, but when the 30-year-old gives birth in March the baby will not be taken home to bond with her other child, but will instead be handed… Continue reading
Got milk bank?
Surekha Kadapa-Bose | The Hindu (Business Line) | 26 December 2006 At a human milk bank, a lactating woman’s breastmilk is collected, pasteurised, tested for any microbes of diseases and then stored in a freezer at -20 degrees centigrade. Sheila… Continue reading
Ethical Guidelines for Biomedical Research on Human Participants
Indian Council of Medical Research, New Delhi | 2006 The release of revised Ethical guidelines for Biomedical Research on Human subjects by the Council in 2000 was followed by a number of developments in science and technology. These have led to further… Continue reading
ARTs and Women: Assistance in Reproduction or Subjugation?
2006 | Sama As part of the health movement and the autonomous women’s movement, Sama has consistently campaigned against technologies that target women’s bodies whether to assist birth, control birth or facilitate the determination of the sex of the foetus. It… Continue reading
Inter South Dialogues
2006| CREA, INFORM, MASUM, North East Network,TARSHI, Sama Inter South Dialogues presents a report of a three-day Consultation on Reproductive Rights and Sexual Rights among activists from Latin America and South Asia held in New Delhi on 14-16 February 2005. The report… Continue reading