Medical Termination of Pregnancy
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What’s happening in the high court of Gujarat
Govt hikes abortion limit to 24 weeks in key cases
If the pregnancy has to be terminated in 20 weeks, the opinion of one doctor is required.
Bombay high court allows abortion of 30-wk foetus
which mandated that MTPs be performed only at government hospitals or hospitals and clinics recognised by the state for the same.
HC ruling on 30-wk foetus abortion today
The woman already has a five-yr-old boy with Down’s Syndrome.
Bombay HC allows minor to terminate 24-week foetus
The girl, who is now in the 24th week of her pregnancy, was raped earlier this year.
Activists say 1971 MTP Act is outdated
MTP is allowed provided if it fits into five conditions mentioned in the law and allowed only up to 20-weeks only.
‘SC should consider rape victims’ plight’
The girl had later delivered, but the baby boy expired after a few days.
Doctor couple arrested for illegal abortions in Solapur
The police took action against the couple after receiving a complaint against them from a Solapur-based civil surgeon M.R. Pattanshetty.
Pregnancy Act amendments on hold
The PMO has instead asked the ministry to strengthen the existing MTP and Pre Conception-Pre Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PC-PNDT) Act.
Medical termination of pregnancy claimed four lives
As per recent BMC data collated from registered MTP centres, over 40,000 women underwent medical or surgical abortion over the past year.