Practice

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Consider the following statements regarding India's Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act, 1971 as amended in 2021, and the comparative framework of abortion law:

Statements

  1. Under the MTP Act, 1971 as amended in 2021, the gestational limit for abortion is extended up to 24 weeks for certain special categories of women, such as survivors of rape, minors, and women with disabilities, subject to the opinion of two registered medical practitioners.
  2. The MTP Amendment Act, 2021 introduced the concept of a Medical Board for termination of pregnancies involving substantial foetal abnormalities, with no upper gestational limit applicable to such cases.
  3. The MTP Act, 1971 criminalises the woman who undergoes an unlawful abortion, making her equally liable as the medical practitioner who performs it.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

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