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Chhatisgarh

A Indian woman, who underwent sterilization surgery at a makeshift government facility in the Indian state of Chhattisgarh where at least 13 women died.

India uses mass sterilization ‘camps’ to promote family planning — but at a recent one at least 13 women died

Health

One doctor at a makeshift state run facility in India tried to sterilize 83 women in less than three hours last weekend. As a result, at least 13 women have died. The BBC’s Yogita Limae has visited the scene of the surgeries and says botched mass sterilization campaigns are widespread in India.

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