SEYA Collective

In India, there is no specific law that mandates or restricts access to Pap smear tests based on marital status . However, there are several legal, ethical, and policy frameworks that support a woman’s right to access reproductive health services — including Pap smears — regardless of her marital status. ' Over the last decade, Indian courts have issued several notable  decisions recognizing women’s reproductive rights as part of  the “ inalienable survival rights ” implicitly protected under the  fundamental right to life.' [1] Reproductive rights are essential to the realization of all human  rights. They encompass a spectrum of civil, political, economic,  and social rights, from the rights to health and life, to the rights to  equality and non-discrimination, privacy, information, and to be  free from torture or ill-treatment. [1] Here’s a breakdown of relevant legal and regulatory points: Legal and Rights-Based Frameworks Supporting Access Funda...