AN ASSESSMENT OF INDIA’S ABORTION LAWS: CRITICAL INSIGHT

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  • Sunishtha Moghe, et. al.

Abstract

The primary and only ‘abortion’ law in India i.e., “Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971”, governs the rights of women with respect to the termination of their pregnancy. Although, considered progressive for the time it was legislated, the law hasn’t been amended since then and poses many questions with regard to not only its implementation but provisions that are seen as irrelevant and outmoded. According to a 2015 Guttmacher Institute Report an estimated 78% of medical terminations in India were procured outside of state authorized health centres. Keeping in view the inaccessibility of abortion related services in India, providing a legal support structure that eases the process remains imperative for improving the health structure of the country. While the newly tabled “Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Bill, 2020” is most certainly a reformed version of the incumbent act, a lot is still needed to be improved – and it is most certainly warranted by the people of India. The Bill is undeniably reformative and comparatively inclusive, yet by refraining from decriminalising abortion and recognising it as a right, it fails to realise the constitutional vision

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2021-03-28

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et. al., S. M. . (2021). AN ASSESSMENT OF INDIA’S ABORTION LAWS: CRITICAL INSIGHT. International Journal of Modern Agriculture, 10(2), 404 - 411. Retrieved from http://www.modern-journals.com/index.php/ijma/article/view/762

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