Question

According to MTP (Amendment) act, 2017 Medical termination of Pregnancy is permissible up to what fetal age?

• A. 24 weeks
• B. 12 weeks
• C. 9 weeks
• D. 18 weeks

Answer 1

The correct option is A 24 weeks

The Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Act, 2017 was enacted by the government of India with the intension of reducing the incidence of illegal abortion and consequent maternal mortality and morbidity.
According to this Act, a pregnancy may be terminated on certain considered grounds within the first 12 weeks of pregnancy on the opinion of one registered medical practitioner. If the pregnancy has lasted more than 12 weeks, but fewer than 24 weeks, two registered medical practitioners must be of the opinion, formed in good faith, that the required ground exist. The grounds for such termination of pregnancies are:
(i) The continuation of the pregnancy would involve a risk to the life of the pregnant woman or of grave injury physical or mental health; or
(ii) There is a substantial risk to the child if it were born, it would suffer from such physical or mental abnormalities as to be seriously handicapped