Tag: abortion
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Medical Termination of Pregnancy: A Woman’s Body but a Woman’s Choice?
By Lakshmi Kailasan, Vivekananda Institute of Professional Studies, New Delhi. Medical termination of pregnancy which is more commonly addressed as abortion, may be defined in medical terms as the premature exit of the products from the uterus. To explain it in simple terms, it is the removal of an unwanted foetus. Going back in time…
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Women’s Right to Reproductive Freedom v. Human Rights
By Koshika Krishna, Rizvi Law College, Mumbai University. The United States of America faces a dilemma. An NGO sobriquet ‘Planned Parenthood’ has come under the radar of public outrage. This initiative started with the motto ‘Care. No matter what’, aimed to introduce America into the new era of family planning, reduced teenage pregnancy and maternal mortality…