8 Women Dead at Indian State-Run Mass Sterilization Camp

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. Sonmani Borah, the commissioner for India’s Bilaspur district, said 24 of the more than 80 women who underwent the procedure 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. "Reports of a drop in...

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