Medical Termination Of Pregnancy Act

The Supreme Court has rejected a woman's request to terminate her 26-week pregnancy under the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act,1971 (MTP Act), noting that there was neither any danger to her life nor any foetal abnormality.

A woman's petition to abort her 26-week pregnancy has brought before the Supreme Court the tough task to balance the rights of an unborn child against a mother's bodily autonomy.

The Delhi High Court has allowed a 16-year-old pregnant rape survivor to terminate her 28-week pregnancy at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), which has been directed to preserve the foetus for DNA testing.

The Supreme Court will interpret the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act and the related rules to see if unmarried women could be allowed to abort a 24-week pregnancy on medical advice.

In a significant order, the Supreme Court Thursday expanded the scope of the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act to include "unmarried woman" and allowed a woman to abort her 24-weeks pregnancy arising out of a consensual relationship.

The Delhi High Court Wednesday asked the AIIMS to constitute a medical board to examine a woman who seeks to terminate her 27-week pregnancy saying the foetus suffers from abnormalities and that the chances of its survival are remote.

The Rajasthan High Court has directed the state government to frame guidelines to ensure that women who become pregnant due to rape are provided timely legal and medical assistance so they can exercise their reproductive choice in terms of the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act.

The central government on Thursday informed the Madras High Court bench here that the Health Ministry will again initiate the process for amending the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act.

Considering the trauma that the minor rape survivor may face if she has to give birth to a child, the Allahabad High Court Friday permitted her to medically terminate her pregnancy, even if it crossed 20 weeks, the permissible limit given in Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971.

A woman from Nashik, in the 30th week her pregnancy, has approached the Bombay High Court seeking permission for abortion. A test has revealed that the foetus has a rare developmental birth defect. Her five-year-old son has Down syndrome.

The Supreme Court today declined to amend an Act which prohibits termination of pregnancy beyond 20 weeks saying that the issue fell within the legislative realm.

Mumbai: They didn’t pop open boxes of sweets or send out excited phone messages when their first child was born at public hospital on a rainy Mumbai night in July. The couple had known from the 24th week of the pregnancy that their child would be born with Arnold Chiari Type II syndrome – a structural defect in the brain. Since abortions in Ind...

A young woman in Pune, carrying a foetus, which does not have a skull or a brain can undergo abortion, the Supreme Court ruled today. The woman is 24 weeks pregnant.

The 10-year-old child who will soon give birth -- with the Supreme Court on Friday dismissing a plea to allow her to terminate her 32-week pregnancy - may need years of sustained counselling centred on respect, rehabilitation and resilience, experts say.

The Supreme Court permitted the woman to abort her 26 week foetus on medical grounds, forging it as an exceptional case to the existing Medical Termination Of Pregnancy Act.

The Supreme Court has rejected a woman's request to terminate her 26-week pregnancy under the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act,1971 (MTP Act), noting that there was neither any danger to her life nor any foetal abnormality.

A woman's petition to abort her 26-week pregnancy has brought before the Supreme Court the tough task to balance the rights of an unborn child against a mother's bodily autonomy.

The Delhi High Court has allowed a 16-year-old pregnant rape survivor to terminate her 28-week pregnancy at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), which has been directed to preserve the foetus for DNA testing.

The Supreme Court will interpret the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act and the related rules to see if unmarried women could be allowed to abort a 24-week pregnancy on medical advice.

In a significant order, the Supreme Court Thursday expanded the scope of the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act to include "unmarried woman" and allowed a woman to abort her 24-weeks pregnancy arising out of a consensual relationship.

The Delhi High Court Wednesday asked the AIIMS to constitute a medical board to examine a woman who seeks to terminate her 27-week pregnancy saying the foetus suffers from abnormalities and that the chances of its survival are remote.

The Rajasthan High Court has directed the state government to frame guidelines to ensure that women who become pregnant due to rape are provided timely legal and medical assistance so they can exercise their reproductive choice in terms of the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act.

The central government on Thursday informed the Madras High Court bench here that the Health Ministry will again initiate the process for amending the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act.

Considering the trauma that the minor rape survivor may face if she has to give birth to a child, the Allahabad High Court Friday permitted her to medically terminate her pregnancy, even if it crossed 20 weeks, the permissible limit given in Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971.

A woman from Nashik, in the 30th week her pregnancy, has approached the Bombay High Court seeking permission for abortion. A test has revealed that the foetus has a rare developmental birth defect. Her five-year-old son has Down syndrome.

The Supreme Court today declined to amend an Act which prohibits termination of pregnancy beyond 20 weeks saying that the issue fell within the legislative realm.

Mumbai: They didn’t pop open boxes of sweets or send out excited phone messages when their first child was born at public hospital on a rainy Mumbai night in July. The couple had known from the 24th week of the pregnancy that their child would be born with Arnold Chiari Type II syndrome – a structural defect in the brain. Since abortions in Ind...

A young woman in Pune, carrying a foetus, which does not have a skull or a brain can undergo abortion, the Supreme Court ruled today. The woman is 24 weeks pregnant.

The 10-year-old child who will soon give birth -- with the Supreme Court on Friday dismissing a plea to allow her to terminate her 32-week pregnancy - may need years of sustained counselling centred on respect, rehabilitation and resilience, experts say.

The Supreme Court permitted the woman to abort her 26 week foetus on medical grounds, forging it as an exceptional case to the existing Medical Termination Of Pregnancy Act.