Sikha, a 27-year-old farmer from Shivpur village in Varanasi, does not want a third child. But since her husband has refused to get a vasectomy, Sikha has been taking contraceptives which trigger side effects – her medical complications have not allowed for a sterilisation surgery.
She still thinks sterilisation is the solution, and the burden to get it is only on her. “Why would my husband do it...I have to take these steps.”
