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Abortion has been legal in India under various circumstances with the introduction of the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act, 1971. [1] The Medical Termination of Pregnancy Regulations, 2003 were issued under the Act to enable women to access safe and legal abortion services.
1971 – The Parliament of India, under the Prime Ministership of Indira Gandhi, passes the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act 1971 (MTP Act 1971), which was authored by Sripati Chandrasekhar. [ 59 ] [ 60 ] India thus became one of the earliest nations to pass such an act.
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State of Himachal Pradesh Act: 1970: 53 Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act: 1971: 34 Public Premises (Eviction of Unauthorised Occupants) Act: 1971: 40 Defence and Internal Security of India Act: 1971: 42 Emergency Risks (Goods) Insurance Act: 1971: 50 Emergency Risks (Under-Takings) insurance Act: 1971: 51
The Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act (MTP) was passed in 1971 in response to the rising incidence of abortions performed without proper medical supervision, which was leading to an alarmingly high number of maternal deaths. Abortion was made legal in India as a result of the MTP statute.
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. [106]
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.
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.