Why Amendments to Medical Termination of Pregnancy Bill Don t Go Far Enough
Abortion is not merely a medico-technical issue but a fulcrum of a broader ideological struggle in which the very meaning of the family, the state, motherhood, and women s sexuality are contested.
A pregnant woman lies on an examination table as a nurse places her hands on her stomach during a check up at a community health centre in Chharchh. Photo: Reuters
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Last week, the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Bill (MTP) received the presidentâs assent and was notified by the Central government on March 25, 2021. The Bill amends the MTP Act 1971, which regulates the conditions under which a pregnancy may be aborted. The amendments to the new Bill increase the time period within which an abortion can be legally conducted.
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Harsh Vardhan moving Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Bill, 2020 for consideration and passing in Rajya Sabha on Tuesday.
Rajya Sabha passes bill to raise abortion upper limit to 24 weeks in special cases ANI | Updated: Mar 16, 2021 19:30 IST
New Delhi [India], March 16 (ANI): Rajya Sabha on Tuesday passed the bill that provides for raising the upper limit for legal termination of pregnancy from 20 to 24 weeks and expands the access of women to safe and legal abortion services on therapeutic, eugenic, humanitarian and social grounds .
The Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Bill, 2020 was passed in the Upper House by a voice vote after it was moved by Union Health Minister Harsh Vardhan for consideration and passing. The Bill was passed in the Lok Sabha last year.