The Evolution of Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act: Then & Now | Dr. Pankaj Chhikara
Channel: Forensic 365
Date: 2022-09-28

The progress of medical science in the field of foetology in India brought a new ray of hope to many women but with it came vices like female foeticide. Even the courts have recognised the constitutional right of women to make reproductive choices, as a part of personal liberty under Article 21 of the Indian Constitution. Hence, in order to preserve the reproductive freedom of women and to curb its misuse for gender selection, the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act was enacted in 1972. But, despite laying a robust jurisprudence on reproductive rights and the privacy of a woman, it did not translate into a fundamental shift in power from the doctor to the woman seeking an abortion and again Medical Termination of Pregnancy Amendment Act, 2002 was promulgated.

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