Right to abortion of survivors of rape in India
The Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Amendment Act, 2021, contains some progressive changes. However, survivors of rape will continue to go through mental as well as physical trauma to secure an abortion. We argue that the MTP Amendment Act, 2021, fails to address the rights of rape survivors...
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| Veröffentlicht in: | Indian journal of medical ethics 2024-01, Vol.9 (1), p.63-65 |
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| Sprache: | eng |
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| Zusammenfassung: | The Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Amendment Act, 2021, contains some progressive changes. However, survivors of rape will continue to go through mental as well as physical trauma to secure an abortion. We argue that the MTP Amendment Act, 2021, fails to address the rights of rape survivors adequately. |
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| ISSN: | 0974-8466 0975-5691 |
| DOI: | 10.20529/IJME.2023.074 |