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It has been introduced but still did not pass. The bill
would have addressed certain issues like
Introduction- Third leading cause of maternal deaths is illegal abortions
in India. The medical interpretation of abortion law suggests that the woman
has no rights to her sexuality and reproductive rights.
The supreme court ‘s decisions that up to 20 weeks pregnancy
can be terminated in mentioned conditions while post 21 weeks pregnancy can be
terminated only if there is a serious danger to the mother’s life or likelihood
of physical or mental abnormalities to the child.
Some women who are facing the abuse of domestic violence and
want to pursue their career, rape victims, also are not spared and these women
struggle more. For termination such pregnancies one has to go to the court and
it passes the pregnancy time often .
What can be done?
Medical Termination of Pregnancy
Bill 2014-
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Permissible limit for pregnancy termination is
24 weeks
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More than 24 weeks if the child has
abnormalities
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The word married will be taken out as any women
for opts for abortion for a reason she could chose not to disclose.
Some problems/ criticism associated with it-
Medical termination of pregnancies could encourage sex determinations through selective abortion. However there are enough provisions under the pre conception and pre natal diagnosis techniques
Conclusion- Passing of
MTP 2014 will be empowering for woman, and it would prevent many sense less
deaths through illegal abortions. Medical termination of pregnancies could encourage sex determinations through selective abortion. However there are enough provisions under the pre conception and pre natal diagnosis techniques
