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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 ...
This process began in the early 1990 when ultrasound techniques gained widespread use in India. There was a tendency for families to continuously produce children until a male child was born. [ 4 ] Foetal sex determination and sex-selective abortion by medical professionals has today grown into a Rs. 1,000 crore industry (US$244 million) in India.
The government of India, in a 2011 report, has begun better educating all stakeholders about its MTP and PCPNDT laws. In its communication campaigns, it is clearing up public misconceptions by emphasizing that sex determination is illegal, but abortion is legal for certain medical conditions in India.
Anti-abortion movements were led by a combination of groups opposed to abortion on moral grounds, and by medical professionals who were concerned about the danger presented by the procedure and the regular involvement of non-medical personnel in performing abortions. Nevertheless, it became clear that illegal abortions continued to take place ...
A year and a half later, at least 14 states have banned abortion except in narrow circumstances, and doctors who are found to be in violation of those laws face serious consequences, including ...
2) Medical abortions are the most common type of abortion. Medical abortions currently account for more than half of all abortions performed in the U.S., surpassing surgery for the first time ...
India says it has protected abortion as an essential service in the coronavirus lockdown but experts say women are struggling to get medical help and may resort to risky alternatives or end up ...
For second-trimester abortions, in 2009, medical abortion (using mifepristone in combination with a prostaglandin analog) was the most common method of abortion in Canada, most of Europe, China and India; [7] in contrast to the US, where 96% of second-trimester abortions were performed surgically by dilation and evacuation.