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termination of pregnancy act news

Postpartum psychiatric disorders: Symptoms, causes, who is at risk, treatment

Postpartum psychiatric disorders: Types and symptoms, causes, who is at risk, treatment
Updated on Oct 13, 2022 07:48 pm IST

Can you reverse infertility caused by endometriosis? Here's what doctor says

Can you reverse infertility caused by endometriosis? Here's what doctor says 
Updated on Apr 09, 2022 09:01 pm IST

Case under MTP Act registered in Kalka

Kalka police registered a case under the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971, on Thursday, after woman tried to destroy her foetus using an abortion kit.
Updated on Nov 20, 2020 12:52 am IST

Bombay HC refuses permission to terminate pregnancy in case of correctable deformity

The division bench comprising justices Nitin Jamdar and Milind Jadhav dismissed the petition, primarily due to the report of the Pune’s Season Hospital medical board stating that the deformity was surgically correctable.
Updated on Sept 17, 2020 05:39 pm IST

Abortions to be allowed at 24 weeks, cabinet okays changes to law

The Cabinet approved the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Bill, 2020 to amend the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971.
Updated on Sept 22, 2020 05:42 pm IST

SC seeks Centre’s reply on PIL against abortion laws

The Supreme Court on Monday issued a notice to the Centre seeking its response to a public interest litigation (PIL) that asks for decriminalising abortion, and give women the right of complete autonomy to make decisions related to reproductive choices.
Updated on Jul 16, 2019 12:26 am IST

Rape victims can end pregnancy without medical board’s nod: Madras high court

The Madras High Court Friday said a rape victim need not approach the medical board or the judiciary to terminate her pregnancy provided its length has not exceed 20 weeks.
Updated on Jun 22, 2019 09:02 am IST

Female foetus covered in watermelon rind dumped in Noida drain

A female foetus, around five-months-old, was found inside a watermelon rind dumped in a drain at a village in Noida
Updated on Jun 11, 2019 07:07 pm IST

16-year-old moves HC with abortion request

On Friday, counsel Rajendra Singh Charan, on behalf of the girl, said in the court that the minor should be permitted to terminate her pregnancy
Published on May 25, 2019 09:52 am IST

16-yr-old rape victim seeks HC nod to terminate 21-week pregnancy

The alleged rape was reported in April this year.
Updated on Jul 06, 2018 09:19 pm IST

Rajasthan HC allows 15-year-old rape victim to terminate 22-week pregnancy

In its report, the medical board of Dr SN Medical College, Jodhpur, stated that the foetus had anencephaly or absence of a major portion of the brain, skull, and scalp. Continuing with the pregnancy may also endanger the mother’s life, it said.
Published on Jun 19, 2018 09:30 pm IST

Teen who ‘eloped’ with adult files plea to end 3-month pregnancy

The man has been arrested and booked for kidnapping and under relevant sections of the Prevention of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act because the girl is a minor.
Updated on Mar 29, 2018 05:39 pm IST