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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. Female foeticide in India - Wikipedia

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    Female foeticide in India (Hindi: भ्रूण हत्या, romanized:bhrūṇ-hatyā, lit. 'foeticide') is the abortion of a female foetus outside of legal methods. A research by Pew Research Center based on Union government data indicates foeticide of at least 9 million females in the years 2000–2019.

  4. Hinduism and abortion - Wikipedia

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    The Mahanarayana Upanishad lists abortion with actions such as breaking one's vow of chastity. [2] Some Hindu scriptures assert that "abortion is a worse sin than killing one's parents" and another text says that "a woman who aborts her child will lose her status". [1] In general, Hinduism teaches the guiding principle of Ahimsa, abstention ...

  5. Gender inequality in India - Wikipedia

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    t. e. Gender inequality in India refers to health, education, economic and political inequalities between men and women in India. [1] Various international gender inequality indices rank India differently on each of these factors, as well as on a composite basis, and these indices are controversial. [2][3] Gender inequalities, and their social ...

  6. History of abortion - Wikipedia

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    Bas relief at Angkor Wat, c. 1150, depicting a demon performing an abortion upon a woman who has been sent to the underworld. The Vedic and smrti laws of India reflected a concern with preserving the male seed of the three upper castes; and the religious courts imposed various penances for the woman or excommunication for a priest who provided an abortion. [3]

  7. Forced abortion - Wikipedia

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    e. Forced abortion is a form of reproductive coercion that refers to the act of compelling a woman to undergo termination of a pregnancy against her will or without explicit consent. [1] Forced abortion may also be defined as coerced abortion, and may occur due to a variety of outside forces such as societal pressure, or due to intervention by ...

  8. Abortion law - Wikipedia

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    Many countries and territories that allow abortion have gestational limitsfor the procedure depending on the reason; with the majority being up to 12 weeks for abortion on request, up to 24 weeks for rape, incest, or socioeconomic reasons, and more for fetal impairmentor risk to the woman's healthor life.

  9. Vice President Kamala Harris declared Tuesday that she supported changing Senate filibuster rules to allow a simple majority vote to codify the nationwide right for women to obtain an abortion.