What is the extent of unwanted pregnancies in India?
Today, 11 million abortions take place in India every year. The main reasons behind these is poor knowledge and lack of accessibility of contraceptives. Most of the unwanted pregnancy is due to failure to use contraceptives, or contraceptive failure like condom breaks, diaphragm slips, IUD getting misplaced, pills being missed out or after a sexual assault. 2. Why are emergency contraceptives not yet popular in India? Emergency contraception (EC) is not a new concept. In India EC has been available for nearly a decade. However, few people have been aware of the way in which EC functions. In fact, it is often misunderstood to be an abortion pill. Also, its accessibility to people has been limited, although this is changing now, with Indian companies launching EC brands such as i-Pill. 3. Is an Emergency pill similar to abortion pill? No. An abortion pill is taken after the conception has happened. Whereas, an emergency pill has to be taken within 72 hours of unprotected sex. Here you ar
