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AN ANALYSIS ON TRENDS AND MAJOR FACTORS REGARDING ABORTION AND ACCESSIBILITY

AUTHOR:

Vageshwari.E

           BA.LLB(Hons)           

SAVEETHA SCHOOL OF LAW

SAVEETHA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL AND TECHNICAL SCIENCES (SIMATS)

Chennai-77

ABSTRACT

The abortion or the termination of a pregnancy by chemical,surgical or other means became legal in 1971.Any women seeking an bortion would be entitled be have one under the medical termination of pregnancy (MTP) Act, was adopted that year as along as the grounds she claims are legal.The act modifies the 1971 enactment by increasing the number of weeks a women can terminate her pregnancy and establishing specific conditions in which a pregnancy can be terminated at any time.while the amendme has increased abortion access to some extent it fails to address one fundamental flaw in the medical termination of pregnancy act of 1971,that a woman does not have the right to Terminate a pregnancy but may be allowed to so only in certain specified circumstances,and only if a medical professional determines that does circumstances are met.The main objective of this research is to whether the sexual activity among the youth is a grave cause for concern and immoral activity of abortion.

Key words: Termination,pregnancy,MTP ACT,specific conditions

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