Missing wombs: the health scandal enslaving families in rural India

May 10, 2019

Suva Bai, who mortgaged her land to fund her hysterectomy, poses for a picture in Koto Kachipura, India, January 28, 2019. Image: Thomson Reuters Foundation/Roli Srivastava

Roli Srivastava

Correspondent, Thomson Reuters Foundation

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An operation theatre in a roadside clinic in Karauli, India, January 28, 2019. Image: Thomson Reuters Foundation/Roli Srivastava

Maloth Bhuti, who underwent a hysterectomy last year, stands at the door of her house in Kowdipally, India, September 10, 2018 . Image: Thomson Reuters Foundation/Roli Srivastava

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Advocate Durga Prasad Saini who had collected data on mass hysterectomies in private hospitals in Rajasthan poses for a picture outside a local court in Dausa, India, January 29, 2019. Image: Thomson Reuters Foundation/Roli Srivastava

Deepali Laute is seen in Budhiyad village, India, September 24, 2018 . Image: Thomson Reuters Foundation/Roli Srivastava

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