Haryana govt shuts 300 abortion centres, another 23 issued show-cause notices
The Haryana government Thursday announced that the registrations of 300 medical termination of pregnancy (MTP) centres in the state have been cancelled.The closed centres had allegedly failed to share and update information concerning its gynaecologists and abortion data, among others.
In a move ordered by a special task force formed to curb female foeticide, out of 1,500 such centres operating in Haryana, 23 were also issued show-cause notices this week after raids. The notices warned of impending closures if violations were not addressed.
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Dr Virendra Yadav, convener of the task force, stated that over the past two months, the body has ensured the filing of First Information Reports (FIRs) against 17 online sellers of MTP kits, which are ofte...