Confidential treatment, for patients from the Gulf
Lawful, licensed, confidential. Termination of pregnancy at Pai Hospital is carried out lawfully under the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971 (as amended), at a licensed facility, by registered medical practitioners, within the limits and the certification that the Act requires. We do not carry out or offer sex determination of any kind, at any stage, for any reason. Your identity and your treatment are confidential.
For most patients who travel to us from the Gulf, privacy is not a preference — it is the entire reason for the journey. Nothing about your visit is discussed outside the room or shared with anyone: not your family, not your employer, not anyone who telephones asking about you. This page sets out, in practical detail, what that actually means.
If this is not something spoken about where you live
Many patients who write to us from the Gulf tell us this is the first time they have said any of it out loud to anyone. There is no judgement here about that, and no expectation that you explain yourself further than your care requires. Whatever brought you to this page, you are allowed to want this handled quietly, and that is exactly what we are set up to do.
What confidentiality actually looks like here
- Nothing is written where another person can see it. Records are kept the way any hospital record is kept, and are not shared, summarised or discussed with anyone outside the clinical team caring for you.
- Nobody is told anything on the phone. If someone calls the hospital asking about you — family, a partner, an employer — nothing is confirmed or denied to them. That includes whether you are a patient here at all.
- Staff are trained for this, not just told to be discreet. Non-judgemental care and silence outside the room are treated as a professional discipline here, the same as any clinical standard, not left to individual good manners.
- You do not need anyone with you. Many patients travel and attend alone, and that is entirely normal here. Nobody will ask where your husband, partner or family are.
- Being unmarried changes nothing. A large number of the women treated here are unmarried. It is lawful, it is common, and it makes no difference at all to how you are cared for.
Getting here and back without being noticed
The hospital's own car collects you from the airport or from wherever you are staying in Goa, and brings you back afterwards, free of cost — so you are not relying on a taxi driver, a hotel front desk or anyone else who might ask questions you would rather not answer. Read what the rest of the trip involves.
What we do not do
We do not carry out or offer sex determination of any kind, at any stage, for any reason. We do not discuss your visit with anyone who is not directly involved in your care. We do not record more about your personal circumstances than your treatment requires.
Your legal position, in one sentence
Your confidentiality is protected by Indian law, not only by hospital policy, for every patient treated here — whatever your nationality, and wherever you are travelling from. Read the full legal picture for Gulf patients.
If you are not ready to say very much yet
You do not need to explain your situation in full to start a conversation with us. A first message can be short — a date, a question, or simply asking what is possible. We will take it from there, at whatever pace you need. See also the full abortion services overview.
Will anyone tell my family or employer that I came?
No. Nothing about your visit is confirmed, denied or discussed with anyone outside the clinical team caring for you.
Can I attend alone, without my husband or a family member?
Yes. Many patients travel and attend entirely alone, and that is completely normal here.
I am unmarried — will the staff treat me differently?
No. Unmarried women are fully entitled to this care in India and are treated exactly the same as any other patient.
What happens if someone calls the hospital asking about me?
Nothing is confirmed to them, including whether you have ever been a patient here.
Is my confidentiality a hospital policy or an actual legal right?
Both. It is protected by Indian law for every patient, and enforced here as a matter of daily practice, not left to goodwill alone.
This page is for general education and is not personal medical advice. Treatment depends on your own examination and reports, so please speak to a doctor about your situation. We do not carry out or offer sex determination of any kind.