Recent amendment in the medical termination of pregnancy act in India: Empowering women's health

Autor: Anuvi Sinha, Ratnesh Sinha
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2024
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Zdroj: Indian Journal of Public Health, Vol 68, Iss 1, Pp 130-132 (2024)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0019-557X
DOI: 10.4103/ijph.ijph_569_23
Popis: In 1971, the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act was implemented to deal with unsafe abortions, fetal complications, and maternal mortality. In India, it is estimated that more than half of all abortions are unsafe leading to infection, hemorrhages, injury to internal organs, and sometimes maternal death. To address these issues, the MTP Act was amended in 2021 to promote uniformity, accessibility, availability, affordability, and quality of MTP services with appropriate management in case of any adverse event.
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