Abortion has been legal in India up to 7 weeks since 1971. In 2020, an Indian court ruled that minors who are rape victims can have an abortion after the 7 week limit. The Indian law requires abortions be performed by qualified doctors in authorized medical facilities. It also allows abortions for any reason up to 7 weeks and beyond that limit only with judicial approval in special cases like rape or incest.
Abortion has been legal in India up to 7 weeks since 1971. In 2020, an Indian court ruled that minors who are rape victims can have an abortion after the 7 week limit. The Indian law requires abortions be performed by qualified doctors in authorized medical facilities. It also allows abortions for any reason up to 7 weeks and beyond that limit only with judicial approval in special cases like rape or incest.
Abortion has been legal in India up to 7 weeks since 1971. In 2020, an Indian court ruled that minors who are rape victims can have an abortion after the 7 week limit. The Indian law requires abortions be performed by qualified doctors in authorized medical facilities. It also allows abortions for any reason up to 7 weeks and beyond that limit only with judicial approval in special cases like rape or incest.
Jeiner Sotto Valledupar-Cesar 2023 Abortion in India Good morning, ladies and gentlemen delegations, my speech deals with the issue of abortion in India. Abortion in India, referring to induced abortion or voluntary termination of pregnancy has been free, at the woman's request and up to 7 weeks, since 1971. In 2020, an Indian High Court ruled that a minor woman can terminate her pregnancy if she has been a victim of rape, after the limit established in the 1972 Act. According to the legislation of the Republic of India, the practice of induced abortion must be performed by qualified physicians, under suitable sanitary conditions, and always in authorized clinics or public hospitals. The legislation authorizing voluntary termination of pregnancy was enacted by the Indian Parliament on August 10, 1971. The Act came into force on April 1, 1972 and has been amended only once, in 1975. The Act thus sets out the conditions under which abortion may be performed, who may have an abortion and where. The High Court of Rajasthan issued a ruling in May 2020 determining that the reproductive right of the woman prevails over the child's expectation of birth. With this reasoning, it determined that a pregnant woman who is a minor can have an abortion without legal consequences, even after the seven-week limit established by law, when she has been the victim of sexual abuse or rape. Once the legal limit has passed, the petitioner must request judicial authorization, for which the District Legal Service must provide her with legal assistance. Only licensed physicians, as prescribed by the 1972 Act, are authorized to prescribe mifepristone with misoprostol for medical abortion. The practice of medical or medication abortion includes primary health care, clinic or hospital as necessary. Initial diagnostic workup, counseling, prescribing and administration may be performed in a clinic or consultation room. Emergency services are available 24 hours a day for appropriate follow- up care. El aborto en la India Buenos días, señoras y señores delegaciones mi discurso aborda el tema del aborto en la India. El aborto en la India, referido al aborto inducido o interrupción voluntaria del embarazo es libre, a petición de la mujer y hasta las 7 semanas, desde el año 1971. En 2020, una Alta Corte de la India dictaminó que la mujer menor de edad puede interrumpir su embarazo si ha sido víctima de violación, después del límite establecido en la Ley de 1972. De acuerdo con la legislación de la República de la India la práctica del aborto inducido debe hacerse por médicos calificados, en condiciones sanitarias idóneas, y siempre en clínicas autorizadas o en hospitales públicos. La legislación que autoriza la interrupción voluntaria del embarazo fue promulgada por el Parlamento de la India el 10 de agosto de 1971. La Ley entró en vigor el 1 de abril de 1972 y ha sido modificada una sola vez, en 1975. La ley establece, por tanto, las condiciones bajo las que puede practicarse el aborto, quién lo puede hacer y en dónde. La Corte Superior de Rayastán emitió una sentencia en mayo de 2020 determinando que el derecho reproductivo de la mujer prevalece sobre la expectativa de nacer de la criatura. Con este razonamiento, determinó que una mujer embarazada que es menor de edad, puede practicarse un aborto sin consecuencias legales, incluso después del límite de siete semanas que establece la Ley, cuando ha sido víctima de abuso sexual o violación. Al haber pasado el límite legal, la peticionaria debe solicitar autorización judicial, para lo cual el Servicio Legal del Distrito debe proveerle asistencia legal. Solo médicos autorizados, según lo prescrito por la Ley de 1972, están autorizados para prescribir mifepristona con misoprostol para el aborto médico. La práctica del aborto médico o con medicamentos incluye la atención primaria de salud, clínica u hospital según sea necesario. El estudio diagnóstico inicial, el asesoramiento, la prescripción y la administración puede realizase en una clínica o en una sala de consulta. Existen servicios de emergencia las 24 horas del día para hacer un seguimiento sanitario adecuado.