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Advocates try to counter stigma of infertility in India

Recovered from FSRN’s earlier site via the Internet Archive Wayback Machine. Originally published September 14, 2012.

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In India’s patriarchal society, many see infertility as a social curse and women are usually held responsible for it. In response, some couples seek infertility treatments, others divorce and marry again. But a rising number of voices are speaking out against the stigma. Prabhakar Mani Tewari reports.