There is a reason why the law dictates that Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) can only be performed on the advice of medical experts - a botched abortion can end up costing the patient's life. But as a front-page report in this paper highlighted, desperate women are now resorting to abortions at the click of a button, illegally ordering pills from shady online stores that don't ask for a prescription.

Many are single or underage, and are petrified of the social stigma from a pregnancy out of wedlock. Desperate to keep it a secret, these patients avoid consulting a doctor and, so, never learn of the dangers of an abortion gone wrong.