*18-Feb-2012* *BHOPAL* : Madhya Pradesh State Human Rights Commission (MPHRC) has served notices on state Health Commissioner and Rewa district's Chief Medical and Health Officer ( CMHO), taking suo motu cognizance of a TOI report in connection with vasectomy performed on a mentally-ill and married man in Rewa district last week. "MPHRC acting chairman Justice A K Saxena has served notice on two top health department officials, asking them to furnish a report about the case within three weeks," MPHRC joint director (PR) Rohit Mehta told TOI.
On February 12, TOI had reported that a 35-year -old man-mentally-ill and married-was sterilized in the district hospital in Rewa district under a state-wide sterilization campaign being run by the state government. Ramavtar Gupta, a resident of Mahsaw village, underwent vasectomy in the district hospital on February 10, according to his brother Moolchand, who has petitioned the police against the incident, seeking action against people responsible for it. In his complaint to Kotwali police, the complainant has stated his brother was taken by two anganwadi workers Kamla Chourasia and Lalita Chourasia from Mahsaw and he was sterilized at the camp. Besides, a 90-year-old person had also complained that the tehsildar was forcing him to undergo vasectomy but the district collector denied the charge, claiming that the octogenarian had some axes to grind against the revenue official http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2012-02-18/bhopal/31074730_1_vasectomy-mphrc-rewa -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Mental Health Advocacy (News 'N Views) India" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/MhaNewsViewsIndia?hl=en ------------- Affiliated Groups : MENTAL HEALTH ADVOCACY INDIA [email protected] Discussions on mental health law / policy / plan monitoring / human rights etc [email protected] India-specific news and views related to mental health [email protected] Information and support to carers of people with mental health issues [email protected] Mutual support and sharing of experiential knowledge, skills and social learning amongst peers
