Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act

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Abortion Limit Increased From 20 to 24 Weeks, Cabinet Approves Changes

This provision is for "special categories of women", which...

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Allahabad HC Directs Public Officials to Use Public Hospitals

LiveLaw News Network 15/03/2018

Hearing two petitions on the condition of hospitals in...

File photo of women in Ajmer holding up their Aadhaar cards. Credit: PTI

Activists Slam Mandatory Linking of Aadhaar to Health Services After Woman Denied Abortion

The Wire Staff 01/11/2017

Disregarding a Supreme Court order, the central and state...

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Untangling the Legal Knots on Reproductive Rights Is a Step Towards Helping Indian Women

Bhavani Giddu 27/09/2017

Misinterpretations of the MTP Act reflect the failure of...

Gynaecologists conduct ultrasound examinations on pregnant women at a government-run hospital in Agartala March 17, 2015. Credit: Reuters/Jayanta Dey

Parliament Must Join the Courts in Ensuring Women’s Right to Safe Abortions

Vinoj Manning and Medha Gandhi 18/07/2017

While the courts deliver pro-women judgements around abortions, parliament...

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India’s Abortion Laws Need to Change and in the Pro-Choice Direction

Saumya Rai and Sajid Sheikh 11/05/2017

Irrespective of the marital status of women, access to...

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Court Ruling on Abortion for Rape Survivor is Reminder of Need to Amend the Law

Aarti Dhar 31/07/2015

Amendments to the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act have...