10 year Mao war cost around 10,000 Nepali lives but there is another silent killer of 470,000 + innocent Nepali babies happening where mothers have signed up for killing their own child


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KATHMANDU: Around 1,350 trained service providers have been enlisted in Department of Family Health, Ministry of Health and Population until now to provide safe abortion service.

According to the Ministry, the service providers enlisted in the Ministry have been providing safe abortion services. Around 470,000 women have already enjoyed the services ever since the abortion service was legalised in Chaitra 2060 BS, claimed the Department.

The abortion service is provided to a person when she desires to abort the fetus of until 12 months and for the cases exceeding this period service can be rendered with consent from her guardian and doctors.

The Ministry has started the service with a view to ensuring the women's rights for reproductive health and rights freedom.

A woman should pay Rs 1,000 if she wants to abort with machine and Rs 500 if she wants abortion through taking medicine. The service has been extended in all 75 districts by today.