Who is really responsible for the 13 women deaths after sterilizations In view of Hon’ble Supreme Court Guide-lines The Hon’ble Supreme Court of India in its Order dated 01.03.2005 in Civil Writ Petition No. 209/2003 (Rama Kant Rai V/s Union of India) has, inter alia, directed the Union of India and States/UTs for ensuring enforcement of Union Government’s Guidelines for conducting sterilization procedures and norms for bringing out uniformity with regard of sterilization procedures by – Creation of panel of Doctors/health facilities for conducting sterilization procedures and laying down of criteria for empanelment of doctors for conducting sterilization Procedures.
Laying down of checklist to be followed by every doctor before carrying out sterilization procedure. Laying down of…