Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act (1971)

Post Date: Monday, August 22, 2016

The Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act (MTP Act) allows qualified doctors to perform abortions for women in clinics or hospitals. The MTP Act allows abortions for women in specific situations:

• Women whose physical or mental health is endangered by pregnancy;
• Women who will give birth to a handicapped or malformed child;
• Women whose pregnancies are the result of rape;
• Unmarried women under 18 whose parents consent to the abortion;
• Women who are classified as mentally ill whose parents or guardians consent; and
• Women who become pregnant after a failed sterilization surgery.

You can access the full text of the MTP Act here.