Rajya Sabha on Tuesday handed the Medical Termination of (*24*) (Amendment) Bill 2020. In this invoice, provision has been made to extend the sanctioned restrict of abortion to 24 weeks.
News company PTI reported that Parliament has handed invoice to boost higher restrict for allowing abortions to 24 weeks in particular circumstances. The newly proposed invoice comes as an modification to Medical Termination of (*24*) Act, 1971.
Parliament passes invoice to boost higher restrict for allowing abortions to 24 weeks in particular circumstances
— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) March 16, 2021
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At current, the higher restrict for abortion in India is 20 weeks. The ladies looking for to terminate the being pregnant past 20 weeks must face the cumbersome authorized recourse.
During the proceedings, P. Wilson of DMK as reported by publication The Hindu, famous that the girl ought to have entry to authorized session and the medical board too ought to have extra ladies representatives however there’s a scarcity of medical doctors in rural group well being centres.
Meanwhile, Ashok Siddharth of BSP stated that ladies ought to have the suitable to terminate being pregnant, particularly if the being pregnant turns into a risk to her personal life. Speaking of the invoice, Ashok said that “Women who work in govt and non-govt jobs they should get leave with pay since a termination at six months can be as painful as a full term pregnancy. In rural areas, to get opinion of more than one doctor.”
The regulation in aimed to assist the rape victims, ailing and under-age ladies to terminate the undesirable being pregnant lawfully. It additionally proposes to not reveal the identify and different particulars of a girl whose being pregnant has been terminated. However, the extension of higher restrict for abortions won’t be relevant in circumstances of considerable foetal abnormalities identified by Medical Board.
