Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Bill, 2020
January 31 , 2020 1686 days 1053 0
Union Cabinet approved Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Bill, 2020.
The bill aims to amend the Medical Termination of Pregnancy act, 1971.
According to the proposal, termination of pregnancy is to be extended to 24 weeks. It was 20 weeks earlier.
The extension is only for special category of women. It includes rape victims, survivors of rape and other vulnerable women like differently-abled women.
The amendments were proposed by the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare.
In India the Shah Committee was appointed to review the socio-cultural and medical aspects of abortion.
This committee recommended legalization of abortion for the first time.