Sarojini Nadimpally, Divya Bhagianadh | PICR | 2017 The paper discusses the perspectives of clinical trial participants about the various aspects of Clinical Trials (CTs) and is based on the primary research conducted by Sama in 2012-13. The paper describes the perspectives of participants on the relevant aspects of recruitment into… Continue reading
Kalyani Badola, Amrita Gupta, Ruchi Bhargava| The Wire|16 December 2016 The Mental Healthcare Bill, 2013 has received a lot of attention since it was passed by the Rajya Sabha in August this year. In the Bill, provisions like decriminalisation of suicide, advance directives and nominated representatives introduce a rights-based approach for individuals.… Continue reading
Sama Resource Group for Women and Health| Arrow|2016 This paper examines the phenomenon of surrogacy as an industry in India and provides an overview of its operations. An understanding of this industry will be strengthened through an analysis of the regulatory framework in India, and within the broader Asian context.… Continue reading
Sarojini N.| The Hindustan Times| 7 September 2016 The Surrogacy Bill 2016 allows only ‘altruistic’ surrogacy by a close relative for heterosexual Indian couples who have been married for five years and are childless. By putting a bar on homosexual couples and single persons, the State has constructed a category… Continue reading
Sarojini Nadimpally, Deepa Venktachalam and Sneha Banerjee| Kafila| 28 August 2016 The press briefing on commercial surrogacy by Minister of External Affairs Ms Sushma Swaraj, on 24th August 2016, did not come as a surprise to many of us who have been advocating for the rights of surrogate mothers and the regulation of… Continue reading
Sarojini Nadimpally and Sneha Banerjee| The Wire|16 August 2016 On July 25 2016, the Supreme Court of India, granted Ms X the “liberty … if she is so advised, to terminate her pregnancy” at 24 weeks. The judgment was based on the recommendations of a medical board comprising seven doctors from… Continue reading
Sarojini Nadimpally, Deepa Venkatachalam | Special Issue: Gender and Commercialisation of Health Care | Guest editor: Bijoya Roy | Indian Journal of Gender Studies | Volume 23 Number 1 | 2016 The growth of the huge privatised infertility care industry in India can be attributed to a culture loaded with stereotypically defined gender… Continue reading
N. Sarojini, Priya Ranjan | The Wire | 2 December 2015 Throughout the draft ART (Regulation) Bill, the role and importance of the husband has been over-emphasised. It debars single women from availing ART services, violating their fundamental right to procreation. Over the past few years, Assisted Reproductive Technologies (ARTs)… Continue reading
Sarojini Nadimpally | New Cannibal Markets Globalization and Commodification of the Human Body | 2015 | Publised by Collège d’études mondiales | Edited by Jean-Daniel Rainhorn, Samira El Boudamoussi The book includes the contributions made during the international conference in Geneva on 6-7 February 2014 on the the globalised development of the commodification of… Continue reading
Amar Jesani, S. Srinivasan, Sarojini N., Vaibhao Ambhore, Veena Johri | EPW Vol 50, Issue 14, Commentary | 4 April 2015 This article provides a detailed critique of the formulae to provide compensation to subjects of clinical trials who may suffer serious adverse effects during their participation. The present formulae… Continue reading
Book Title: “Reconfiguring Reproduction: Feminist Health Perspectives on Assisted Reproductive Technologies” ISBN: 9789383074525 Edited By: Sarojini N and Vrinda Marwah Authors: Betsy Hartmann, Sarah Sexton, Renate Klein, Sarojini N, Hedva Eyal, Marcy Darnovsky, Judy Norsigian, Shree Mulay, Madeline Boscoe, Jyotsna Agnihotri Gupta, Young-Gyung Paik, Vrinda Marwah, Deepa Venkatachalam, Preeti Nayak, Tarang Mahajan and… Continue reading
Sama, on behalf of Jan Swasthya Abhiyan (JSA), published a policy brief, which outlines the key features of the current healthcare system, based upon which it makes a set of feasible policy proposals to move ahead. Continue reading
