Chandigarh, April 30 -- Haryana government authorities on Tuesday seized a staggering 5,805 medical termination of pregnancy (MTP) kits from a private residence in Kaithal-the largest such haul ever in the state struggling to 'save the unborn girl child', an official aware of the development said.

This massive recovery is a chilling reminder of the scale at which abortion kits are being trafficked and points to how unregulated MTP kits are potentially being used to facilitate illegal sex-selective abortions--- a practice that continues to haunt Haryana, where the sex ratio remains among the most skewed in the country.

In last three months, Haryana's health department has conducted over 30 raids at places allegedly involved in the illega...