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Goa Assembly passes Bill to drop ‘leprosy’ references from child law to curb stigma
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Goa's legislative assembly has approved a bill that eliminates references to leprosy in child law, aiming to reduce stigma. The move follows a Supreme Court directive to promote inclusivity and ensure equitable healthcare for vulnerable populations.
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The bill removes stigmatizing language from child law, aligning with a Supreme Court directive to protect vulnerable groups and promote equitable healthcare.
The legislative change aligns with a Supreme Court directive aimed at promoting inclusivity and ensuring that vulnerable populations receive equitable healthcare
This story was originally reported by The Hindu — National. As an automated real-time news aggregator, NewsToolBar provides multi-perspective indexing and AI summarization while directing full readership directly to primary publisher sources.
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