Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act
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Bombay HC allows 31-yr-old woman to terminate her 25-week pregnancy, her 'mature' ex-partner to pay Rs 1 lakh towards expenses
June 24, 2025 11:47 am
The petitioner woman had submitted that she was in a consensual relationship with her partner and the pregnancy occurred due to failure of a contraceptive device
Despite 24-week limit, why Bombay HC allowed termination of a 25-week pregnancy at a private hospital
February 16, 2025 6:31 pm
As is legally required, the petitioner received a recommendation from a Medical Board for termination of pregnancy. However, she could not undergo the procedure due to a lacuna in the law.
Denied abortion of 27-week-foetus: In India, reproductive autonomy remains a pipedream
October 19, 2023 12:44 pm
Despite avowed goals of ‘empowerment’, is it a foregone conclusion that women are not to stake claims on their own bodies, on their own terms?
What is ‘foetal viability’ in abortion, and do the rights of an unborn child matter?
October 15, 2023 1:25 pm
The Supreme Court has mentioned these crucial ideas while hearing a woman’s right to abort a 26-week pregnancy that she does not want. These concepts are important in the US, but not so much in India. What is this case, and why are these questions important?
We can’t kill the child, need to balance out rights of unborn child, says SC
October 13, 2023 7:39 am
On Wednesday, while Justice B V Nagarathna said the petitioner’s “decision” not to continue with the pregnancy “must be respected”, Justice Hima Kohli said “my judicial conscience does not permit” to accept her request because “which court will say stop the heartbeat of a foetus which has a life”.
Dilemma in court: Should ‘viable’ foetus be aborted or given life support?
October 12, 2023 11:37 am
“It is also to be kept in mind that the consequences of delivery which have happened in the previous two babies can happen at this time also, with a delivery now at this time,” the doctor has said.
Same-sex marriage hearing in Supreme Court: What is the US abortion ruling that the Centre mentioned?
April 28, 2023 7:41 am
Two years before the US Supreme Court decided Roe v Wade, India passed the Medical Termination Pregnancy Act, 1971. With several amendments since then, it now allows for termination of pregnancy up to 24 weeks with some exceptions.
Financial backwardness, social stigma cannot be reasons for medical termination of pregnancy: Kerala High Court
November 08, 2022 10:03 pm
Rejecting the writ petition of the 21-year-old woman, a native of Kollam, the bench of Justice VG Arun Monday said the medical evidence is definitely against the grant of permission for termination of pregnancy.
Women's freedom to decide whether to continue with pregnancy can't be taken away, says Kerala HC
August 17, 2021 12:40 pm
The right of the mother to terminate the pregnancy even after the permissible period under the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, has been recognised by the courts, if there was substantial risk that after birth the child could suffer from abnormalities, the court said.
Why your nearby chemist doesn't have abortion pills, and why he should stock them
August 19, 2020 12:30 pm
A new study throws light on the availability of prescription-based medical abortion drugs with chemists as a way to prevent early abortion care costs among other benefits for women exercising their choice of terminating pregnancy
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