Reproductive Health Matters
Volume 13, Issue 26 , Pages 54-64 , November 2005

Medical Abortion in Rural Tamil Nadu, South India: A Quiet Transformation

  • Lakshmi Ramachandar

      Affiliations

    • Independent researcher, Pune, Maharashtra, India
  • ,
  • Pertti J Pelto

      Affiliations

    • Independent consultant, Pune; Professor Emeritus, Department of Anthropology, University of Connecticut, USA

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Reproductive Health Matters
Volume 13, Issue 26 , Pages 54-64 , November 2005