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  2. Abortion in India - Wikipedia

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    Before 1971, abortion was criminalized under Section 312 of the Indian Penal Code, 1860, [8] describing it as intentionally "causing miscarriage". [9] Except in cases where abortion was carried out to save the life of the woman, it was a punishable offense and criminalized women/providers, with whoever voluntarily caused a woman with child to miscarry [10] facing three years in prison and/or a ...

  3. Abortion law - Wikipedia

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    Abortion laws vary widely among countries and territories, and have changed over time. ... India [187] [188] no limit: 24 weeks: 24 weeks: 24 weeks [bo] 24 weeks [bp]

  4. Female foeticide in India - Wikipedia

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    A sign in an Indian hospital stating that prenatal sex determination is a crime. India passed its first abortion-related law, the so-called Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act of 1971, making abortion legal in most states, but specified legally acceptable reasons for abortion such as medical risk to mother and rape.

  5. India's top court gives equal abortion access to all women - AOL

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    India's Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that all women, regardless of marital status, can obtain abortions up to 24 weeks into their pregnancies. Previously, under India’s abortion law, married ...

  6. Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act, 1994

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    According to the decennial Indian census, the sex ratio in the 0–6 age group in India went from 104.0 males per 100 females in 1981, to 105.8 in 1991, to 107.8 in 2001, to 109.4 in 2011. The ratio is significantly higher in certain states such as Punjab and Haryana (126.1 and 122.0, as of 2001).

  7. Hinduism and abortion - Wikipedia

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    A BBC Religions article from 2009 cites Lipner's "Hindu Ethics: Purity, Abortion, and Euthanasia" (1989) and states that if the mother's life is at risk, Hinduism permits abortion. [17] The general value system of Hinduism teaches that the correct course of action in any given situation is the one that causes the least harm to those involved.

  8. 6 facts about abortion that everyone should know - AOL

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    Medical abortions currently account for more than half of all abortions performed in the U.S., surpassing surgery for the first time, according to a February 2022 report by the Guttmacher Institute.

  9. Does your state have abortion restrictions? See our breakdown ...

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    The state of abortion rights has been upended by the Supreme Court’s 2022 decision to overturn Roe v. Wade . As of Nov. 6, more than a dozen states have banned abortions or no longer have ...