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SC's Abortion Judgment Shifts Focus of Law From Doctors to Rights of Women

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On International Safe Abortion Day, the Supreme Court of India delivered a historical judgment. A three-Judge Bench of Justices DY Chandrachud, AS Bopanna, and JB Pardiwala penned a 75-page judgment. The benefits of the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971 (MTP Act), would be extended to unmarried/single women.

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SC's Abortion Judgment Shifts Focus of Law From Doctors to Rights of Women

On International Safe Abortion Day, the Supreme Court delivered a historical judgement with regard to the assertion and acknowledgement of basic reproductive rights of women, paving the way for a better tomorrow with regard to gender equality.

2 years ago·India

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