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Khordha ,28/09/2021 ( Odisha Samachar )-: Bhubaneswar based voluntary organization Sahayog organized a sensitization drive workshop at PWD IB, Bhusandpur celebrating 50years of MTP Act and women’s right to safe abortion as well as post abortion care. More than 40 ASHA workers from different sub centers under Tangi CHC joined the workshop. In the beginning BijayalaxmiRautaray, Secretary of Sahayog highlighted about the first MTP Act-1971 and the amendment MTP Act-2021. Though unsafe abortion is one of the leading causes MMR still we don’t have the data how many women are going through unsafe abortion and where. Everybody knows about unsafe abortion but due to certain some reason and stigma women are not accessing safe abortion service and we are never discussing about MTP. ASHAs taking part in the discussion said there are problem in adopting temporary contraception though they knew well condom the male contraceptive is the best choice we never discussed it with male members. When they are visiting eligible couples and counselling about safe sex and contraception actually they are just discussing with women on different procedures of contraception. The absolute method is permanent female sterilization and women have no choice. They are going somewhere for unsafe abortion. Abortion is being treated as a sin and people perception about MTP and PCPNDT really disturbing which annihilate the right of women to choose to terminate the pregnancy in safer way. Bhusandpur PHC, pharmacist SaktinathTarania as a resource person joined the workshop and discussed that every word has own magic instead garbhapat or garbhanasta what if we use the more honorable word garbhasamapanin our own way we can reduced the stigma. Garbhasamapan the beautiful word for termination should use from today onwards.
He also requested the ASHAs to save mother they need to alert and whenever a mother want to terminate the pregnancy that should in the initial stage so that that termination may not be painful. ASHA needs to take her to nearby Government hospital where she can get all pregnancy termination related service freely and easily. The Odia leaflet of Amended MTP Act-2021 released. BijayalaxmiRautaray requested the guests and participants to kick start the signature campaign Women’s right to safe abortion. She also requested to sign the online petition sent by Sahayog and share it so the facilities and privileges of Amended MTP Act 2021 reached to all women in need to terminate the unwanted pregnancy effectively. The workshop ended with vote of thanks given by Bichitra Jena
