Indian Women Die After State-Run Mass Sterilisation Campaign Goes Wrong
November 12th, 2014Via: Guardian:
Eleven women have died in India and dozens more are in hospital, with 20 listed as critically ill, after a state-run mass sterilisation campaign went horribly wrong.
More than 80 women underwent surgery for laparoscopic tubectomies at a free government-run camp in the central state of Chhattisgarh on Saturday. Of these about 60 fell ill shortly afterwards, officials in the state said. On Wednesday the death toll rose from eight to 11, with officials saying blood poisoning or haemorrhagic shock might have been the cause.
Such camps are held regularly across India as part of a long-running effort to control the emerging economic power’s booming population.
