ABORTION RIGHTS Flashcards
Year of ROE VS WADE judgement
1973
roe demanded abortion for?
her 3rd pregnancy
Before which year abortion was not legalised ?
1971
abortion was criminalised under which section in IPC?
section 312 of IPC
when was the SHAH committe appointed by gov. for this
?
1964
for study on legal scenarios of abortion
When was MTP act included in the constitution?
1971
allowed right to abortion up to 20 weeks
Sc court has been given the power on the same by which article?
article 142
When was the MTP amendment bill passed?
2020(march)
*increased-20 to 24 weeks
*allowed abortion on failure of contraceptives
*right to privacy-only be revealed to authorized people.
*1 doctor-20 weeks abortion
2 doctors-between 20 to 24 weeks.
In the recent SC Judgment , name of bench which allowed unmarried pregnant women in consensual relationship to have abortion past 20 week limit
DY CHANDRACHUD
AS BOPANANA
JB PARDIWALA
WORLD SAFE ABORTION DAY
28th september
which rule and act said only some women cateories can seek termination of pregnancy between 20 to 24 weeks under extraordinary circumstances
MTP RULES,2003
RULE 3(b)
for abortion between 20-24 weeks, section 3(b) lisited how many categories of women
7 categories of women
1-survivors assault or rape
2-minors
3-change of marital status
4-physical disablities women
5–mentally ill woman
6-foetal malformation
7-women with pregnmancy in disaster or emergency situations may be declared by gov.
expansion of rule 3(b) to,2003
unmarried women as well
In 1960s ,in India what was the punishment for abortion
under article 312 IPC, 3 yrs imprisonment
when did MTP act 1971 came to force
1st april 1972
