Lok Sabha Question No. 1310 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-06-28
Subject: Medical Board for Abortion
Ministry: HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE
Asked by: Su Thirunavukkarasar

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1310 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28 TH JUNE, 2019

## MEDICAL BOARD FOR AB ORTION

## 1310. SHRI SU.THRUNAVUKKARASAR:

Will the Minister of HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has urged all the States/UTs in the country to set up a permanent medical board to deal with cases where pregnant women and girls seek nod for abortion;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the response received from the States/UTs in this regard?

## ANSWER THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND FAMILY WELFARE (SHRI ASHWINI KUMAR CHOUBEY)

(a)& (b): As  per  advice  of  the  Hon'ble Supreme  Court,  Ministry  of  Health  and Family Welfare issued directive , vide D.O. No. M.12015/58/2017 - MCH , to State /UT Governments to constitute Permanent Medical Boards. The board will be dealing with  ca referred to by the Hon'ble District Courts/High Courts/Supreme Court which may require urgent Medical Termination of Pregnancy beyond 20 weeks so that immediate opinion may be given and urgent action may be taken.

- (c): As  per  the  reports  received  from  the  States/UTs,  29  States/UTs  have  constitu Per manent Medical Boards.

It  is  under  process  in  4  States/UTs.  State/UT  wise  Status  of  formation  of  Perma Medical Boards is annexed.

## Status of Permanent Medical Board

|   Sr. No. | Name of the State/ UT   | Status of Permanent Medical Board   |
|-----------|-------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|         1 | A&N Islands             | Under Process                       |
|         2 | Andhra Pd.              | Under Process                       |
|         3 | Arunachal Pd.           | Formed                              |
|         4 | Assam                   | Formed                              |
|         5 | Bihar                   | Formed                              |
|         6 | Chandigarh              | Formed                              |
|         7 | Chhattisgarh            | Formed                              |
|         8 | D &NHaveli              | Formed                              |
|         9 | Daman &Diu              | Formed                              |
|        10 | Delhi                   | Formed                              |
|        11 | Goa                     | Formed                              |
|        12 | Gujarat                 | Formed                              |
|        13 | Haryana                 | Formed                              |
|        14 | HP                      | Formed                              |
|        15 | J &K                    | Formed                              |
|        16 | Jharkhand               | Formed                              |
|        17 | Karnataka               | Formed                              |
|        18 | Kerala                  | Under Process                       |
|        19 | Lakshadweep             | Not Formed                          |
|        20 | Maharashtra             | Formed                              |
|        21 | Manipur                 | Formed                              |
|        22 | Meghalaya               | Not Formed                          |
|        23 | Mizoram                 | Not Formed                          |
|        24 | MP                      | Formed                              |
|        25 | Nagaland                | Formed                              |
|        26 | Odisha                  | Formed                              |
|        27 | Puducherry              | Formed                              |
|        28 | Punjab                  | Formed                              |
|        29 | Rajasthan               | Formed                              |
|        30 | Sikkim                  | Formed                              |
|        31 | Tamil Nadu              | Formed                              |
|        32 | Telangana               | Under Process                       |
|        33 | Tripura                 | Formed                              |
|        34 | UP                      | Under Process                       |
|        35 | Uttarakhand             | Formed                              |
|        36 | WB                      | Formed                              |

## Annexure