DAILY NEWS ANALYSIS
25 July, 2022
10 Min Read
ABORTION LAW IN INDIA
What was the Delhi High Court ruling?
Supreme Court's Ruling
What is India’s abortion law?
Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act 1971
In order to reduce maternal mortality owing to unsafe abortions, the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act was brought into force in the year 1971.
Recent amendment
What are the challenges of the MTP act?
Judicial interventions in cases of abortions
Way forward
There is a need for a serious rethink in policy-making as well as accommodating all the stakeholders to focus on women and their reproductive rights, rather than drawing red lines those medical practitioners cannot cross while performing abortions.
Source: The Indian Express
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