Mumbai: Bombay High Court allows a 19-year-old to terminate her 23-week pregnancy due to mental distress and severe foetal anomalies, emphasizing mental health in reproductive rights.
In early pregnancy, two kinds of abortions can be used to end a pregnancy. In one, pills are used to end the pregnancy. In the other, a health care provider uses surgical instruments to perform ...
The abortion debate encompasses a fundamental desire for life. Pro-life advocates argue that life begins at conception and ends with abortion, while pro-choice supporters emphasize a woman's want to t ...
Thirty years ago, on May 4, 1995, the National Assembly passed the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Bill (MTOP). Five weeks later, on June 14, President Cheddi Jagan assented to it. Then on ...