Yadav Jyotsna, Sharma Richa, Guleria Kiran, Radhika A G
Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, UCMS & GTB Hospital, New Delhi, India.
J Obstet Gynaecol India. 2025 Feb;75(1):89-91. doi: 10.1007/s13224-024-02043-y. Epub 2024 Aug 31.
The decision for hysterectomy in unmarried, young females, especially those with disabilities, is laden with many social, ethical and medicolegal dilemmas.
In this case series, we present our challenges in the management of three disabled & unmarried girls who made a request for hysterectomy.
Universal declaration of human rights, Constitution of India and the courts guarantee various rights to people with disabilities. However, there is a lack of comprehensive medicolegal framework to guide management in such cases especially in developing countries like India. This is an attempt to emphasise the need for specialised laws and medical board, for example ' to help provide one-stop solutions to these women.
