Celebrating those bloody periods: A new comic book removes the culture of shame from the female body

‘Spreading Your Wings’ by author and activist Ariana Abadian-Heifetz also explains body diversity, nutrition and hygiene to rural women.

Shikha Kumar

· Jun 11, 2017 · 11:30 am

Pune: Doctors attempt India’s second uterine transplant, a day after the first one

The surgery began in the afternoon and will take at least 10 to 14 hours to complete.

Scroll Staff

· May 19, 2017 · 07:26 pm

The Trump gag rule hits India: Organisations asked to declare they do not provide abortion services

Organisations fear they will not even be allowed to advocate for safe abortions – an integral part of maternal health and family planning.

Menaka Rao

· Apr 06, 2017 · 02:30 pm

Women in rural India get little time and space to bathe – and it's taking a toll on their health

What are the physical, mental and monetary costs of not maintaining personal hygiene?

Meghna Mukherjee

· Feb 11, 2017 · 02:30 pm

On Donald Trump’s orders, NGOs that help with abortions will no longer receive US federal funding

The new president reinstituted a ban on federal money for organisations worldwide that perform abortions or provide information on it.

Scroll Staff

· Jan 24, 2017 · 02:19 pm

‘Unmarried women should also be allowed to terminate pregnancy caused by contraceptive failure’

The Health Ministry made the recommendation to amend an abortion law after ‘due consultations with various stakeholders’.

Scroll Staff

· Dec 12, 2016 · 08:05 pm

Did doctors in Chennai mislead this woman into believing she was pregnant?

The National Human Rights Commission has begun an enquiry into a government hospital's alleged medical negligence.

Vinita Govindarajan

· Nov 30, 2016 · 02:30 pm

Microbiologists are trying to make the world healthier, one vagina at a time

While it’s healthy to have a variety of bacteria in our guts, there’s one place where a single dominant type is best: the vagina.

Kendall Powell, Mosaic.com

· Oct 16, 2016 · 02:30 pm

Sterilisation deaths are the natural consequence of India’s obsession with population control

The government’s 'family planning' programme is almost entirely focused on meeting targets for female sterilisation – and women pay the price.

Sandhya Srinivasan

· Sep 16, 2016 · 02:30 pm

Beyond surrogacy: The stigma of infertility drives an assisted reproduction industry rife with risk

Thirty-eight years since the first IVF birth in India, the industry remains unregulated.

Sandhya Srinivasan

· Aug 31, 2016 · 02:30 pm

Cabinet clears draft Bill seeking 'complete ban' on commercial surrogacy

The proposed law will allow childless couples to seek help only from a close relative and also bar foreigners and expatriates from having surrogate babies.

Scroll Staff

· Aug 24, 2016 · 04:45 pm

Maternity leave increases to 26 weeks – but only for a small section of Indian women

The amended law passed by Parliament this week excludes women from the unorganised sector.

Menaka Rao

· Aug 13, 2016 · 01:00 pm