Indian Laws on Abortion – Evolution, MTP Act, Judicial Intervention, and Criticism
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The US Supreme Court overturned the landmark Roe v. Wade decision of 1973, which gave women in America the right to have an abortion before the fetus is viable outside the womb or before the 24–28-week mark, in a significant step backward for women's rights in the United States.
How did India's abortion laws come to be?
- In the 1960s, in response to a high number of induced abortions, the Union government established the Shantilal Shah Committee to consider the legalization of abortion in the country.
The Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act
- The Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act was enacted in 1971 in order to reduce maternal mortality due to unsafe abortions.
- This law is an exception to the provisions of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) 312 and 313 that govern how and when a medical abortion can be perfor
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