Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971 (India)
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Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:action
Indian legislation |
| gptkbp:administeredBy |
gptkb:Ministry_of_Health_and_Family_Welfare,_Government_of_India
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| gptkbp:amendedBy |
Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Act, 2021
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| gptkbp:appliesTo |
women in India
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| gptkbp:beganIn |
1 April 1972
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| gptkbp:citation |
Act No. 34 of 1971
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| gptkbp:country |
gptkb:India
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| gptkbp:dateEnacted |
10 August 1971
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| gptkbp:enactedBy |
gptkb:Parliament_of_India
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971 (India)
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| gptkbp:legalized |
abortion under certain conditions
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| gptkbp:longTitle |
An Act to provide for the termination of certain pregnancies by registered medical practitioners and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
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| gptkbp:maximumGestationPeriod |
20 weeks (original), 24 weeks (after 2021 amendment)
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| gptkbp:prohibits |
sex-selective abortion
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| gptkbp:relatedTo |
Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques Act, 1994
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| gptkbp:replacedBy |
Sections 312–316 of Indian Penal Code (in context of legal abortion)
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| gptkbp:requiresConsentOf |
pregnant woman
guardian (if woman is minor or mentally ill) |
| gptkbp:requiresMedicalOpinion |
one registered medical practitioner (up to 12 weeks)
two registered medical practitioners (12–20 weeks) two registered medical practitioners (20–24 weeks, after 2021 amendment) |
| gptkbp:shortName |
MTP Act
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| gptkbp:status |
in force
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| gptkbp:subject |
abortion law
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| gptkbp:terminationPermittedFor |
grave injury to physical or mental health of woman
pregnancy caused by rape risk to life of woman substantial risk of child being born with serious physical or mental abnormalities failure of contraceptive (for married women, later extended to unmarried women) |
| gptkbp:website |
https://main.mohfw.gov.in/acts-rules-and-standards-health-sector/acts/mtp-act-1971-amended-2021
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Medical_Termination_of_Pregnancy
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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