Melissa Upreti is the regional director for Asia at the Center for Reproductive Rights, a global legal advocacy organization which fights to ensure that reproductive rights are guaranteed in law as fundamental human rights. https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/contributor/melissa-upreti/rss en Health Reproductive Rights Wed, 17 Aug 2016 09:50:52 +0000 Melissa Upreti https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/community/2016/08/17/india-holding-women-hostage-to-unwanted-pregnancies https://www.newsdeeply.com/womenandgirls/community/2016/08/17/india-holding-women-hostage-to-unwanted-pregnancies By forcing women who wish to end their pregnancies after 20 weeks to either go to court or risk an illegal procedure, India’s abortion law is a violation of human rights, says Melissa Upreti of the Center for Reproductive Rights.