Recent Amendment in the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act in India: Empowering Women's Health

Document Type

Article

Publication Title

Indian Journal of Public Health

Abstract

Summary: In 1971, the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act was implemented to deal with unsafe abortions, fetal complications, and maternal mortality. In India, it is estimated that more than half of all abortions are unsafe leading to infection, hemorrhages, injury to internal organs, and sometimes maternal death. To address these issues, the MTP Act was amended in 2021 to promote uniformity, accessibility, availability, affordability, and quality of MTP services with appropriate management in case of any adverse event.

First Page

130

Last Page

132

DOI

10.4103/ijph.ijph_569_23

Publication Date

1-1-2024

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