Hello, readers from Bangalore! We have come across the fact that many unmarried girls and young women, both married and unmarried are attempting unsafe abortions in Bangalore.

And through our independent analysis and survey, we have found out that lack of legal knowledge is the major reason behind unsafe abortions. Most women do not know their unwanted pregnancy termination options.

And in the darkness of the unknown, one often runs into stumbling blocks. As a result of unsafe abortions, they end up in resulting side effects and complications. Some of these are mild, yet some are very severe and some others are even fatal.

Some complications impact women and girls in the short term. While some others impact such women throughout their life with bigger complications like loss of partial or complete fertility.

Some side effects may be dealt with with a little addition to the abortion pill cost or abortion price, if by any other method. While some others may add a heavy financial burden if you are seeking a cost-effective abortion.

Women often forget that cutting the cost of a medical procedure at the hands of unprofessional people or self-medication end up paying higher the cost of an abortion.

This post intends to help all women and girls in and around Bangalore learn their reproductive rights in concern to abortion.

This post will help you learn about your abortion in India legal rights. Besides, you will also learn your safe, legal and confidential abortion options at the best abortion hospital near you.

Let’s begin!

What are reproductive rights?

A spontaneous abortion is a method of birth control when all other contraceptive measures fail. When a woman can choose what happens with her reproductive choices and decisions, they are known as reproductive rights.

Each country lays its specific set of rules and regulations for governing women’s rights for birth and birth control. Not all countries have equivalent reproductive rights for all women.

This post will help you learn about your reproductive rights in terms of abortion in India.

Do you need to be married for an abortion in Bangalore?

You need not be married for abortion in India. Any unmarried girl or a married woman or a single woman can obtain a legal abortion in India for permissible circumstances.

Earlier only married women were included in the clause of ‘contraceptive failure’ as a reason for aborting an unwanted pregnancy. But, with the introduction of the MTP Act, 2021, abortion in India is legal for both married as well as unmarried girls and women.

This message comes for unmarried girls, widows or single women who think or are made to think that they do not have any legal way out of an unwanted pregnancy. So, women, please do not attempt self-abortions. They are unsafe. They can negatively impact your health and life.

Yes, confidentiality and safety privacy may be your big concerns. And they are very much valid. So, this message also comes to you that as per the abortion laws, the hospital cannot share your abortion details with anyone.

But visiting a general hospital, waiting in a long queue, multiple appointments are certain things that can compromise your privacy. But they are avoidable by visiting a private abortion clinic near you in Bangalore.

You can schedule an appointment for a safe, legal and confidential abortion without not waiting for a period or queues or fellow patients at Bangalore Genesis Hospital (BGH).

In what situations can you get a legal abortion in India?

If you are looking forward to ending an unwanted pregnancy, you can avail yourself of the same for multiple reasons. Let’s see each reason.

For the reason of contraceptive failure:

Contraceptive methods are the methods adopted by a couple that can prevent a woman from getting pregnant. Some contraceptives are for men while some others are for women.

Some contraceptive methods are natural while some others may be hormonal or coat protections. Even emergency contraceptive pills are available in the pharmacies.

Although contraceptive methods are usually efficient, however, due to technical faults or due to the lack of knowledge about using a particular contraceptive, a girl can get pregnant. But what if she is not willing to carry it forward through full term?

So, abortion in India is legal if a woman gets pregnant as a result of contraceptive failure. And you may choose not to mention the contraceptive, failure of which led to your pregnancy.

Some of the contraceptives you may be using include oral contraceptive pills, Intrauterine devices like Copper-T Intrauterine Device, Levonorgestrel intrauterine device, hormonal contraceptive implant, progestin (hormone) injection, hormonal patch, hormonal vaginal contraceptive ring, diaphragm or cervical cap, spermicides, condoms (males and females) and contraceptive sponges.

Complete sterilization is an irreversible method of contraception. And it may not be a surprise to know that contraceptives fail because they do. And if you too got pregnant as a result of contraceptive failure, you can obtain an abortion in Bangalore.

Not all countries permit abortions for the reason of contraceptive failure. Similarly, not all countries allow abortions to unmarried girls or single women.

Luckily as per the new MTP Act 2021, even unmarried girls can obtain a legal abortion for the reason of contraceptive failure.

You can schedule an early appointment at BGH if you are looking forward to terminating your unplanned pregnancy in Bangalore. Call today to know your early abortion options.

For the reason of rape/incest:

Many pregnancies in India and worldwide are the results of immoral acts such as rapes and/or incest. Not only adult women, but even minors are untouched by them. Although the government tries to minimize these acts of crime, however, it may take time to completely banish them from society.

Incidences of rape have been seen even in marriages. But what to do when such incidences lead to pregnancies?

Abortion in India is legal if the pregnancy results from these immoral acts. Although it is sad to learn that these incidences are happening across the world. But the pain intensifies when a girl or woman has to bear it in the form of a child throughout her life.

Indian abortion law considers the mental impact of pregnancies resulting from rapes on women. And therefore, it has legalized abortions for such reasons.

To protect the woman’s health and/or life:

Many pregnancies come with complications. And some of them are so grave that they can pose a threat to the woman’s health and even life. Abortion in India is legal for terminating such pregnancies that can negatively impact a woman or a girl’s physical and/or mental health and/or life.

Some of the complications requiring pregnancy terminations include high blood pressure, preeclampsia, gestational diabetes, injury to any internal organ, infections, cancer, kidney problems, sexually transmitted diseases (HIV), epilepsy, anemia, problems of the uterus like adenomyosis, carrying multiple pregnancies like twins or triplets and others.

Some other complications may result from a woman’s lifestyle during pregnancy like drinking alcohol, smoking, unhealthy eating habits, etc.

In such situations, pregnancy termination may be essential to protect the woman’s life.

To terminate a fetus with deformities:

Prenatal examination of the fetus with certain tests like amniocentesis, ultrasounds and other blood tests, etc. help in detecting deformities, chromosomal aberrations and other anomalies. Abortion in India is legal for terminating these pregnancies.

Children born with such deformities may have developmental disorders or some other untreatable diseases. Some other conditions are the ones in which the child born may not survive for long.

Indian abortion law allows abortions for such pregnancies.

Now, let’s learn the pregnancy duration up to which you can have a legal abortion in Bangalore.

Up to how long can you have a legal abortion in India?

Legal restrictions for abortions vary from country to country. Although abortions in India are legal. However, to protect women’s health and life and also to avoid any complications, abortions in India are permissible for up to 20 weeks in normal cases.

These include incidences of unplanned pregnancies resulting from contraceptive failure and other reasons. However, for certain cases like rape cases, fetal deformities, etc., abortion in India can be availed even beyond 20 weeks. Mostly, it is legal for up to 24 weeks. However, women and girls have availed of legal abortions in Bangalore even beyond this period with the help of law.

There is no upper ceiling age for abortion when it is essential to save the woman’s health or life during any stage of the pregnancy. However, there are provisions for safe abortion procedures as to the methods adopted for protecting the health and life of women.

On whose consent can you obtain an abortion in Bangalore?

Abortion in India is available to all adult women, i.e., girls and women above 18 years of age on their consent only. No parental or partner consent is essential.

Many girls and women tempt to fall in for unsafe abortions only because they do not know that they can avail a legal abortion only on their consent. Married women worry if their partners and families will support their choice of abortion or not. Stigma has always been seen with abortions and therefore it is quite natural for the consent question to pop up.

Unmarried girls seeking confidential abortions may not want to involve parents. And since they do not know that they can avail of a legal abortion only on their consent, they tend to buy MTP kits illegally. And unknowingly, they put their health and life and risk.

It is in the case of minors, i.e., girls less than 18 years and mentally incapable women for whom parental consent is necessary.

So, if you too were unaware of the fact that you can obtain a legal abortion only on your consent, please have a look at safe abortion options. Do not resort to a self-abortion.

You can speak on BGH’s helpline number to schedule an early appointment for safe and confidential abortion in Bangalore only with your consent.

Safe abortion methods:

Because all girls and women should have access to safe abortions, the World Health Organization (WHO) has formulated guidelines for Comprehensive Abortion Care (CAC). According to these guidelines as far as abortion methods are concerned, they shall depend on various factors.

Pregnancy length and location play the most important role in deciding the best method for abortion. In addition, the patient’s condition is the deciding factor.

Pregnancy length:

Pregnancy length or the gestation length is the time in days or weeks from your Last Menstrual Period (LMP). So, the time you have come ahead of LMP is your pregnancy length.

What is LMP?

LMP refers to the first date of your last menstrual period. Although you are not pregnant at this time, the pregnancy length is calculated from this date.

If you have any confusion, you can please drop a comment of your last menses and we shall revert you with your available abortion options at the earliest. You can also drop your email id where we can revert in further details to keep your identity private.

Or you can also call the helpline number of BGH to know your best abortion options according to your gestation length.

Pregnancy location:

You may be wondering that pregnancy is only in the womb. But it is not always true. There are cases of ectopic pregnancies or faulty pregnancies.

Let us try to understand with a bit of anatomy help. A woman’s reproductive system has a uterus that we commonly call the womb. Pregnancy develops and grows to a full term in its cavity called the uterine cavity.

The uterus has two ovaries located on each side that connect with the uterus with the help of thin tubes called fallopian tubes.

During the reproductive age of any girl or woman, one of the ovaries releases an egg. It passes to the fallopian tube of the respective side. It then waits here to be fertilized by a male sperm for up to 24 hours.

In case a male sperm is available during this period, it fertilizes the egg to form an embryo and this process is known as fertilization. It happens within the fallopian tube.

Now this fertilized egg or the embryo has to pass down the tube and reach the uterine cavity where it can implant in the uterine lining.

If it does so, it is a case of normal pregnancy, also known as intrauterine pregnancy because pregnancy is inside the uterus. Most of the pregnancies are normal.

But, in some other cases, the embryo does not reach the uterine cavity. It either remains within the fallopian tube or it may even misroute to the abdominal cavity or the cervix region. All these pregnancies are not viable. They are medical conditions that need proper and timely treatment to save the woman’s fertility and even life.

Ectopic pregnancies are outside the uterus and are hence also called extrauterine pregnancies. They are differently treated.

Abortion methods for normal or intrauterine pregnancies:

The three safe methods of abortion for normal pregnancies are:

The medical method of abortion
Vacuum aspiration abortion method
Surgical abortion

Let’s discuss each of them in brief.

Medical abortion in Bangalore at Bangalore Genesis Hospital (BGH):

Consultation:

Medical abortion is an available method for terminating early pregnancies that have not progressed beyond 6-8 weeks. The method involves pregnancy termination with the help of safe abortion pills or the MTP kit.

The woman or the girl visits the hospital at her scheduled appointment time. This saves both her time and privacy since there is no waiting period and no crowded waiting hall.

The doctor then refers the patient to undergo some routine blood examinations and an ultrasound to find out whether you are eligible for a medical abortion.

The abortion procedure:

If the tests go in your favor, the doctor shall hand you the first abortion pill. You have to take it orally within the clinic itself. For some patients, the doctor may even place the abortion pill internally through the vaginal opening.

This pill will stop your pregnancy from growing further. Next, the doctor shall either call you after 24-36 hours to give you the second pill. But in most cases, the doctor hands over the pill to the girl/woman to take it when at home. The patient also receives directions on when and how to take it. In most cases, oral administration may be the choice.

Within 4-6 hours of the second pill, your uterus will start to contract to expel the fetus. Most women pass out the embryo within 4-6 hours post taking second-pill.

You can expect to bleed for up to days or weeks. However, if the bleeding does not stop by day 10, you should visit your doctor to check whether the abortion is complete.

Abortion pills are not more than 98% efficient and hence there is a probability of incomplete abortion. Do not self-administer abortion pills. You may not know whether you are eligible for medical abortion, the dose and mode of administration of abortion pills.

The doctor shall also prescribe some other medicines to prevent infections and to help you heal early.

Vacuum aspiration (VA) abortion method:

The doctor shall prescribe you this abortion method in case your pregnancy is less than 12 weeks. Even girls and women who are not eligible for medical abortion due to patient-specific factors can have a suction abortion.

The method involves using a vacuum to suck the embryo and other gestation products from the womb. The doctor uses a small aspirator to create suction that helps in cleaning the womb. Maximum product removal occurs during this method.

The procedure is very short, not lasting more than 10 minutes. Most patients are comfortable going back home within half an hour post-abortion. It is just like an Out Patient Department (OPD) procedure. You can consider it to be a single-appointment abortion with higher efficiency than abortion pills.

The doctor prescribes post-abortion medicines for preventing the onset of infections and supplements to help in speedy recovery.

Surgical abortion:

This is the method for terminating second-trimester pregnancies up to the legal age of 20 weeks. It is also known as the Dilatation and Evacuation (D&E) abortion method.

The procedure involves dilating the patient’s cervix and then spooning out the pregnancy products. Suction as in the VA abortion method helps in the removal of all these scraped off pregnancy products.

It is also a short procedure taking less than 30 minutes to complete. If your pregnancy is in the second trimester and you are looking forward to having its termination, you can schedule an early appointment for personalized abortion care at BGH.

Delay in seeking an abortion may not only narrow down your abortion options but also increase pregnancy-related complications. So, neither delay nor attempt a self-abortion.

Schedule an early appointment at Bangalore Genesis Hospital (BGH) for an early, safe, legal and confidential abortion.

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