Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Act, 2021 (India)

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Medical_Termination_of_Pregnancy_(Amendment)_Act,_2021_(India)
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Act_of_Parliament
gptkbp:allowsTerminationFor minors
rape survivors
victims of incest
women with change of marital status
gptkbp:amendedBy gptkb:Medical_Termination_of_Pregnancy_Act,_1971
gptkbp:appliesTo certain categories of women
gptkbp:country gptkb:India
gptkbp:dateEnacted 2021
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:Parliament_of_India
gptkbp:gazetteNotificationDate 25 March 2021
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Act, 2021 (India)
gptkbp:increasesGestationLimit 24 weeks
gptkbp:previousGestationLimit 20 weeks
gptkbp:protectedBy privacy of women seeking abortion
gptkbp:providesFor confidentiality of women
gptkbp:relatedTo abortion law in India
gptkbp:repealedBy none
gptkbp:requiresOpinionOf one medical practitioner up to 20 weeks
two medical practitioners between 20 and 24 weeks
gptkbp:shortName MTP (Amendment) Act, 2021
gptkbp:startDate 25 March 2021
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Medical_Termination_of_Pregnancy
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7