While granting a prisoner the right to abort her foetus, a recent Bombay High Court judgment
recognised a woman's absolute right to abortion. This article discusses the judgment in …

The Supreme Court of India's judgement on 29th September, 2022, held that unmarried
women have the same right to abortion as married women. The Medical Termination of …

In the years that I have been engaged in abortion research–and advocacy for women's right
to safe abortions—I have faced difficult questions about my stand on the subject. I have been …

It should be made clear at the beginning why there should be any question of justifying
abortion. Termini tdchnici such as" abortion" or,, interruptio" serve to disguise rather than to …

One finds oneself agreeing with much of Dr. SG Kabra's views on abortion in India (1). The
Indian State's interest in providing abortion services in the country, has as Dr. Kabra points …

Abortion laws in India, like other laws, are premised on the 1861 British Penal Code. The
Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act was passed in 1971 to circumvent the criminality …

Just as nations around the world have begun to revise their laws that restrict women's
access to safe, legal abortions, the United States is moving rapidly in the opposite direction …

One of the most important facets of reproductive freedom and justice is the right to abortion.
For centuries, the debate on legalisation and regulation of abortion has caused ethical …

In the summer of 2017, the Supreme Court of India denied permission to abort a 26-week-
old foetus, detected with Down syndrome at 22 weeks, to a family which already had a child …

Abstract Planned Parenthood, the Center for Reproductive Rights, the American Civil
Liberties Union, and the Guttmacher Institute, a reproductive research organisation …