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 …

Reform of the abortion laws in favour of the wellbeing of pregnant women is one aspect of
the removal of gender discrimination. The Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act (MTP Act) …

Sasi (2019) commented that late-term abortions (after 20 weeks of gestation) are an issue of
immense debate in India, where the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act, 1971 …

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 …

Abstract" The law needs to keep pace with advances in medical technology," said Jaydeep
Tank, chairman of the committee for medical termination of pregnancy at the Federation of …

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

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 collaboration with Ipas India, the Centre for Health, Law, Ethics and Technology at Jindal
Global Law School presents this report on legal judgments and orders relating to medical …

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 …