India’s amended abortion law still gives doctors, not women, the final say in terminating pregnancy
The liberalised law allows termination of pregnancy up to 24 weeks, but only for special categories of vulnerable women. Mansi Thapliyal/Reuters
The terms for abortion have been liberalised in India after an amended
law received the President’s assent on March 25. But gender and reproductive rights activists are disappointed that the law still does not recognise abortion as a woman’s choice that can be sought on-demand, as is the
practice in 73 countries.
These are the key changes that the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Act, 2021, has brought in:
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