Parliament passes bill to raise abortion upper limit to 24 weeks in special cases
Parliament passes bill to raise abortion upper limit to 24 weeks in special cases The Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Bill, 2020 was passed in the Upper House by a voice vote. Share Updated: Mar 16, 2021, 10:01 PM IST Rajya Sabha on Tuesday passed the bill that provides for raising the upper limit for legal termination of pregnancy from 20 to 24 weeks for certain categories of women and expands the access of women to safe and legal abortion services on "therapeutic, eugenic, humanitarian and social grounds". The Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Bill, 2020 was passed i...
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