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South West Delhi, National Capital Territory of Delhi

Jul 12, 2022

‘I just didn’t want to have another child’

Sunita Devi wanted a safe and easy way to stop having more children, but after a copper-T failed, she was forced to go from a PHC to a private facility to governmental hospitals in Delhi and Bihar to get an abortion

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Author

Sanskriti Talwar

Sanskriti Talwar is an independent journalist based in New Delhi, and a PARI MMF Fellow for 2023.

Illustration

Priyanka Borar

Priyanka Borar is a new media artist experimenting with technology to discover new forms of meaning and expression. She likes to design experiences for learning and play. As much as she enjoys juggling with interactive media she feels at home with the traditional pen and paper.

Editor

Pratishtha Pandya

Pratishtha Pandya is a Senior Editor at PARI where she leads PARI's creative writing section. She is also a member of the PARIBhasha team and translates and edits stories in Gujarati. Pratishtha is a published poet working in Gujarati and English.