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Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Bill, 2020
Why is it in news?
- The Rajya Sabha passed the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Bill, 2020.
Details:
- The bill has an important provision that increases the time period within which an abortion may be carried out.
- The Bill allows abortion to be done on the advice of one doctor up to 20 weeks, and two doctors in the case of certain categories of women, between 20 and 24 weeks.
- Currently, abortion requires the opinion of one doctor if it is done within 12 weeks of conception, and two doctors if it is done between 12 and 20 weeks.
- For a pregnancy to be terminated after 24 weeks in case of substantial foetal abnormalities, the opinion of the State-level medical board is essential.
Source: The Hindu.