Legal Abortion Limit Raised up to 24 Weeks of Gestation for Substantial Foetal Anomalies or for Rape Victims: a Welcome Step for Women and Health Providers in India.

Autor: Bagga, Rashmi, Singh, Ranjana, Bansal, Yogender, Singh, Tulika, Mukhopadhyay, Kanya, Shah, Ruchita, Kaur, Anupriya, Sharma, Shefali K., Menon, Prema, Goyal, Manoj, Gupta, Himanshu, Kakkar, Nandita, Dhooria, Sahajal, Gupta, Anil Kumar
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Zdroj: Asian Bioethics Review; Jan2022, Vol. 14 Issue 1, p5-8, 4p
Abstrakt: To explain the changed scenario in India in 2021, we write as members of the "Permanent Medical Board for Abortion beyond 20 Weeks of Gestation", of the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India. Members of the Permanent Medical Board for Abortion beyond 20 Weeks of Gestation, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, India Dear Editor, Sasi ([5]) 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 permits abortions only up to 20 weeks. Thus, documentation of the legally permissible indication for an MTP by abortion providers will help to utilize the benefits of this amendment for women in India. [Extracted from the article]
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