Thursday 6 June 2013

Emedinews:Insights on Medicolegal Issues:Places where pregnancy may be terminated



No termination of pregnancy shall be made in accordance with this act at any place other than a hospital established or maintained by the Government, or a place for the time being approved for the purpose of this Act by Government or a District Level Committee constituted by that government with the Chief Medical Officer or District Health Officer as the Chairperson of the said Committee. The District Level Committee shall consist of not less than three and not more than five members including the Chairperson, as the Government shall specify from time to time.

Under section4, before its substitution by the present section by the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Act, 2002, no termination of pregnancy could be made in accordance with the act at any place other than a hospital established or maintained by the government, or a place for being approved for the purpose of the Act by the government.

(Ref: MTP Act 1971)

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