Miscarriage and Legal Injustice: A Survey-Based Proposal for Reforming Reproductive Laws in Bangladesh

This study will discuss reproductive right and the law in Bangladesh particularly how miscarriages are canonized under the existing law. With very high pregnancy loss rates and poor access to reproductive health services, miscarriages are commonly punished or disgraced in the laws of Bangladesh, which are dated colonial regulations as well as formed by societal-cultural prejudices. Based on the survey conducted among women, healthcare, and legal practitioners throughout Bangladesh, the research establishes that there is a lot of confusion, fear, and mistrusts when it comes to determining the legal implications of losing a fetus through a miscarriage. The results describe structural weaknesses in the legal immunity, insufficient medical standards, and ignorance on the part of citizens, as well as the authorities. On these reflections, the discussion of the paper introduces a set of suggestions of legal and policy changes to decriminalize the loss of a pregnancy, increase access to reproductive health services, and harmonize the local laws with international human rights law.