On 8th November 2014 a government Laparascopic Tubal Ligation (LTT) sterilisation ‘camp’ held in a private abandoned hospital in Takhatpur block in Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh, led to the death of thirteen women while several other women experienced serious medical complications. One year after the tragedy groups working in Chhattisgarh on health, women and legal rights, take stock of the steps / action taken by the government to provide relief to all those affected, the findings and the performance of the Judicial Commission that was set up to inquire into the violations, and the current scenario of family planning services including sterilization and women’s reproductive rights in the state. Read the full report…