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   At Least 8 Women Dead After State-Run Mass Sterilization Program in India

   by VOA News

   Indian officials say at least eight women have died after undergoing
   sterilization surgery at a government-run health camp in the central
   state of Chhattisgarh.

   The commissioner for India's Bilaspur district, Sonmani Borah, said 24
   of the more than 80 women who underwent sterilization on Saturday have
   been hospitalized.

   He said the women were sent home after their surgeries, but some were
   later admitted to a hospital in Bilaspur after falling ill.

   Borah said "reports of a drop in pulse, vomiting and other ailments
   started pouring in on Monday from the women who underwent surgery."

   Local governments in India often offer incentives to couples
   volunteering for sterilization to try to control the country's
   billion-plus population.

   Authorities in eastern India came under fire last year after a news
   channel unearthed footage showing scores of women dumped unconscious in
   a field following a mass sterilization.
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