The Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971, received presidential assent on August 10, 1971. It contains eight sections which provide for the termination of pregnancies by registered medical practitioners and lay out provisions on related matters. The Act extends to the whole of India except the (then) state of Jammu and Kashmir. This 1971 Act has since been amended twice – in 2002 and 2021.
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- Government of India, New Delhi
