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SC To Consider Listing Woman’s Plea Seeking Termination Of 23-Week Foetus

indbadmin Jul 19, 2022

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to consider listing the plea of an unmarried woman who was not allowed by the Delhi High Court to undergo medical termination of pregnancy at 23 weeks arising out of a consensual relationship.…

Parliament Passes Bill To Raise Upper Limit For Abortions To 24 Weeks In Special Cases

indbadmin Mar 16, 2021

New Delhi: Rajya Sabha on Tuesday passed a bill to raise the upper limit for permitting abortions from the present 20 weeks to 24 weeks for "special categories of women" including rape survivors, victims of incest, minors and the…

Union Cabinet Approves Extending Abortion Upper Limit To 24 Weeks

indbadmin Jan 29, 2020

New Delhi: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Bill, 2020, which proposed extending the upper limit for permitting abortions from the present 20 weeks to 24 weeks. The Bill will be…