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Aborted fœtus in 1984

The night of the catastrophe saw 40% of the pregnant mothers falling through of foetus whereas they tried to escape the gas emission. Those are preserved by Dr. Satpathy, medico-legal expert of Bhopal Hamidia hospital.

Image: © Micha Patault

The abortions did not stop in 1984. According to some studies*, the rate of abortions was of 7,63% in the zones affected by the catastrophe of Union Carbide, against 3% in the pilot zones.
In addition to the abortions, women reached must face problems with infertility, menstrual cycles (irregularity, absence, delay or early stop, excessive bleedings…), without speaking about the diseases of their children (congenital malformations, delays of growth, backwardnesses…).
In response to the suspicion of an increase in the cervical cancer risk associated with exposure to the gas or contaminated water, the Sambhavna clinic has initiated a cervical screening project.

* Indian Council of Medical Research, 1990