Chhattisgarh sterilisation tragedy: What foreign media said

Bangalore, Nov 12: The death of 12 women in a futile government

programme in Bilaspur in

has made the headlines in

across the world.

Here is what the international media said about the tragedy which has set up a horrible precedent of government apathy towards the poor.

New York Times: 12 Women Die After Botched Government Sterilizations in India

Reuters: Ten women die after botched surgery at sterilization "camp" in Chhattisgarh

Sky News: India: Eight Women Die After Mass Sterilisation

Sydney Morning Herald: Sterilisation horror reveals India's mothers risk lives for $11

BBC: India sterilisation deaths: Chhattisgarh inquiry ordered
CNN: India: 11 women die, 62 more hospitalized after being paid to be sterilized

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