Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP)

Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP)

• It refers to voluntary termination of unwanted pregnancy.
• It may be done in cases where the pregnancy poses risk to the mother or child.
• It was legalized in 1971.
• Rules and regulations are strict to prevent female foeticide.
• MTP is considered safe in the 1st trimester i.e. upto 12 weeks.
• MTP act of 1971 was amended in 2020.
• The amendment included that pregnancy can be terminated upto 20 weeks. If the period exceeds 20 weeks, upto 24 weeks it could be terminated only if medical practitioners believe that: a) The pregnancy would bear risk to the health of the woman. b) The unborn child is at a risk of serious physical/mental abnormality.