[act-ma] TUE 4/23 MIT 5-217 7PM | The Politics of New Reproductive Technologies and Medical Experimentation in India

[Umang Kumar]

The International Campaign for Justice in Bhopal (ICJB) presents -

Systemic Violence or Informed consent?
The Politics of New Reproductive Technologies and Medical
Experimentation in India

 A talk by Sarojini N
 (Director and co-founder of Sama - Resource group for Women and Health, New
Delhi, India)


When -  7-8 PM TUE April 23rd, 2013
Where - MIT  5-217 (in Main Building)
77 Mass Ave Cambridge  MA 02139
http://whereis.mit.edu/?go=5

Sarojini's talk will be followed by a screening of the film “CAN WE SEE THE
BABY BUMP PLEASE?”  a film on commercial surrogacy in India that explores
questions and concerns through the experiences of surrogate women. The
film’s narrative traces the ethical challenges, medical malpractice, and
potential exploitation that can occur when surrogacy is practiced in a legal
vacuum, while also highlighting and understanding the interplay of surrogate
women’s choices, contexts and compulsions. This film is, produced by
Sama-Resource Group for Women and Health and directed  by Ms Surabhi Sharma.

Speaker Sarojini N is the director and co-founder of Sama - Resource group
for Women and Health - an organization that works on multiple issues ranging
from women's reproductive health in a feminist context to the conduct of
illegal drug trials in India.

This event is co-sponsored by:
OBOS - Our Bodies Ourselves
AID - Association for India's development
ICJB - The International Campaign for justice in Bhopal

FACEBOOK - https://www.facebook.com/events/136990019821139/

***FREE AND OPEN OPEN TO ALL***



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