Tag: abortion laws in India
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The Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Bill, 2020: A Progressive Starting Point with Enough Room for Change
By Anushka Gutte, Research Associate, Policy On March 17, 2020 the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Bill was passed in the Lok Sabha through a voice vote. The Bill seeks to amend the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971 by primarily proposing four changes. The Bill comes at a time when unsafe abortion is the…
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Medical Termination of Pregnancy: A Woman’s Body but a Woman’s Choice?
By Lakshmi Kailasan, Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies, New Delhi. Medical termination of pregnancy which is more commonly addressed as abortion, may be defined in medical terms as the premature exit of the products from the uterus. To explain it in simple terms, it is the removal of an unwanted foetus. Going back in time…