Rajya Sabha passes Medical Termination of Pregnancy Bill to Allow Abortions Up To 24 Weeks Medical Dialogues Bureau18 March 2021 5:45 AM GMTNew Delhi: In a significant move, Rajya Sabha has approved the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Bill, 2021 to amend the Medical Termination...
Pregnant Rape victims must be told about their legal rights: SC Medical Dialogues Bureau13 March 2021 3:30 AM GMTNew Delhi: Rape survivors, who become pregnant, must be told about their legal rights, the Supreme Court said on Friday, issuing a notice to the centra...
COVID patients are not untouchables: Bombay HC slams hospital MD Bureau15 Oct 2020 6:56 AM GMTNagpur: The Nagpur bench of Bombay High Court recently came down heavily on a state-run hospital for denying clinical examination to a pregnant woman...
Violations of MTP Act: Absconding for a month, Haryana Gynaecologist finally arrested by police Garima23 March 2020 9:50 AM GMTPanchkula: The Gynaecologist who had applied for an anticipatory bail with a local court after a video for hers allegedly violating Medical...
Health Minister introduces MTP Bill in Lok Sabha Medical Dialogues Bureau4 March 2020 8:28 AM GMTThe amendments will enhance 'enhancing the upper gestation limit from 20 to 24 weeks for special categories of women which will be defined in the...
Gynaecologist booked for allegedly violating MTP Act; applies for anticipatory bail Garima1 March 2020 6:15 AM GMTPanchkula: The Gynaecologist, who had been booked and further suspended for allegedly violating Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act (MTP Act); has a...
Need for regulated Medical Boards for MTP cases- An Analysis Dr. Harleen Kaur3 Oct 2017 9:36 AM GMTIndia is witnessing an unprecedented increase in the number of women reaching courts in order to get permission for abortions. Of the forty judgements ...
SC allows Kolkata woman to abort 23-week-old foetus savita thakur thakur3 July 2017 11:38 AM GMTNew Delhi: The Supreme Court allowed Kolkata based Sharmishta Chakraborty to abort her more than 23-weeks pregnancy.The apex court...
Abortion plea: SC asks woman to peruse medical board report savita thakur thakur1 July 2017 4:01 AM GMTNew Delhi: The Supreme Court asked a woman, seeking permission to abort her 24-week foetus on grounds of abnormalities which could be even fatal to...
Ayush Doctors Performing MTP : PMO Puts law on hold Meghna A Singhania10 Jun 2017 7:14 AM GMTNew Delhi: Those who were waiting for the amendments to the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971 would have to now wait longer, as hurdles have...
Rajasthan: Sex Determination and Abortion nexus Meghna A Singhania2 Dec 2016 4:08 AM GMTRajasthan: Suffering from a highly skewed sex ratio, ie 888 girls of 1000 boys, as against the national average of 919 girls to 1000 boys, Rajasthan,...
