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Late abortions post big rise in 10 Odisha dists in 2019

Bhubaneswar: In what comes as a shocker, Odisha has reported a big rise in cases of Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) or say induced abortions over the years. What is concerning is the proportion of MTPs in Odisha in 2018-19 is  a whopping 31 per cent of total abortions (spontaneous and induced) in Odisha last […]

  • Thursday, 29 April 2021
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Cabinet Approves Raising Of Upper Limit For Permitting Abortions To 24 Weeks

New Delhi: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved extending the upper limit for permitting abortions from the present 20 weeks to 24 weeks. The Cabinet approved the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Bill, 2020 to amend the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971. The Bill will be introduced in the ensuing session of Parliament. While […]

  • Tuesday, 20 April 2021
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