• Smt.L.Padmaja

The MTP Act underwent many important amendments recently considering societal attitudes and latest advancements in medical technology and need for greater access to safe legal abortion services. These major changes aim to enhance women reproductive rights to decrease the maternal mortality rates to ensure equitable access to comprehensive reproductive health care services. In certain circumstances from 20 to 24 weeks is suggestible of the extension of the gestation limit these major change acknowledge the problems which arrives from the pregnancy and development of fetal allowing women to face the emergencies of the abnormalities to make inform decision about their reproductive health later in pregnancy. This helped in reducing the risk associated with unsafe procedures and unwanted suffering to access the safe legal abortion services when necessary by women. Further regardless of marital status the amended MTP Act expands the eligibility to abort beyond the married women taking into consideration of their reproductive needs and rights of women. This change brought gender equality and ensures that the women have the right and take decision about their bodies and futures without discrimination of stigma. It also addresses the problems faced by unmarried women in aborting and empowers them to protect the reproductive rights without fear of judgment. This amended act introduced the provisions to stream line the approval process of abortion and eliminated all the unnecessary hurdles. More facilities were provided including all the clinic and hospitals to improve access for legal abortion in urban and rural areas. The MTP Act emphasizes the priority of post abortion care and counseling services in order to support women physical emotional and psychological and wellbeing throughout the process of abortion. Overall the amendments to the MTP acts laid down the significant step forwarding in advance of women reproductive rights promoting good maternal health for safe and legal for all the women in both urban and rural areas. By noting the gaps by adjusting legal frame work and comparing with international legal rights standards these changes contributes the realization of reproductive justice and gender equality of the India.

Unveiling the Reproductive Rights of Women

"Unveiling the Reproductive Rights of Women", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 3, page no.j458-j463, March-2024, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2403961.pdf

"Unveiling the Reproductive Rights of Women", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.11, Issue 3, page no. ppj458-j463, March-2024, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2403961.pdf