The study is presented to the ethical review committee of the international funder following its approval by the state ethical review board. All but one member of the ethical review committee, an anthropologist who has worked extensively in rural India, approve of the study. She is concerned that there is some chance that the confidentiality of the abortion seeker may be compromised and wants assurances that the records that identify the research subject will be kept confidential. The study group responds that all records will be kept under lock and key in the main offices of the NGO, which is nowhere near the study site. All quotes in the case are directly from this paper.
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