Centre to allow abortion till 24 weeks of pregnancy for some categories of women

The new rules will be applicable to women and minors who have suffered sexual assault, rape, or incest.

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· Oct 13, 2021 · 07:28 pm

Kerala HC allows minor girl who was raped to abort 26-week-old foetus

The girl and her parents had moved the court seeking abortion after a hospital refused to conduct the procedure as the foetus was in its advanced stage.

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· Sep 15, 2021 · 07:54 pm

India’s amended abortion law still gives doctors, not women, the final say in terminating pregnancy

The liberalised law allows termination of pregnancy up to 24 weeks, but only for special categories of vulnerable women.

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· Apr 29, 2021 · 01:30 pm

Parliament: Bill to extend abortion period to 24 weeks introduced in Lok Sabha

The Union Cabinet had in January said this move would ensure safe termination of pregnancies and give women reproductive rights over their bodies.

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· Mar 02, 2020 · 10:55 pm

Cabinet approves extending abortion period to 24 weeks

Union minister Prakash Javadekar said the move will give women reproductive rights over their bodies.

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· Jan 29, 2020 · 03:26 pm

Australia: Abortion decriminalised in New South Wales after lawmakers overturn 119-year-old law

Previously, the century-old law made the termination of pregnancy punishable by up to 10 years in prison.

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· Sep 26, 2019 · 08:28 pm

Karnataka High Court allows rape survivor to abort her 21-week-old foetus

The court also allowed the complainant’s plea to direct the District Legal Services Authority to disburse compensation.

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· Jul 23, 2019 · 07:10 pm

Supreme Court to examine validity of abortion restrictions, issues notice to Centre

A petition said that the abortion law violated fundamental rights and should be declared void and unconstitutional.

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· Jul 15, 2019 · 07:38 pm

Delhi HC issues notice to Centre on plea seeking to extend permissible period to undergo abortion

The public interest litigation also argues that unmarried women and widows should be allowed to undergo abortion legally.

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· May 28, 2019 · 06:05 pm

Donald Trump says he favours abortion in cases of incest, rape or threat to mother’s life

His remarks came four days after the Alabama Senate passed a bill banning abortions except in cases where the mother’s life is in danger.

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· May 19, 2019 · 02:28 pm

US: Alabama Senate passes near-total abortion ban

The legislation bans termination of pregnancy at every stage, including in cases of rape and incest.

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· May 15, 2019 · 11:12 am

Madras HC seeks response from Centre, state on extending abortion period up to 24 weeks

The Madurai bench of the High Court said the central government should come out with a time frame by which the law can be amended.

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· Apr 25, 2019 · 12:41 pm