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Center and Partners Launch Fact Sheet on Adolescents’ Access to Abortion in India
Watch a replay of the virtual event.
Fact Sheet: The POCSO Act & Adolescents’ Access to Abortion in India
This fact sheet maps the laws governing abortion in India, including the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act (MTP Act), the Indian Penal Code, and the changes made to the MTP Act in 2021.
With Recent Ruling, India Follows Global Trend of Liberalizing Abortion Laws
Supreme Court rules safe and legal abortion under Indian law applies to all women, regardless of marital status.
Center’s New Factsheet Explains Recent Changes to the Abortion Law in India
Amendment to India’s 1971 law a step forward, but gaps remain.
Factsheet: India MTP Amendment Act (2021)
This Center factsheet, released in September 2022, outlines and analyzes India’s 2021 MTP Amendment Act, which aimed to reform the country’s 50-year-old abortion law, the 1971 Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act.
