Question

Assertion (A): Involuntary termination of pregnancy before full term is called medical termination of pregnancy (MTP).
Reason (R): Government of India legalised MTP in 1971 with some strict conditions to avoid its misuse.
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• A. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
• B. Both A and R are true and R is not the correct explanation of A
• C. A is true but R is false
• D. A is false but R is true

Answer 1

The correct option is D A is false but R is true

MTP is voluntary termination of pregnancy before full term. MTP was legalised in India in the year 1971 to get rid of unwanted pregnancies either due to casual unprotected intercourse or failure of contraceptive used during coitus or rapes. MTPs can also be performed if continuation of the pregnancy could be harmful to mother or to the foetus or both.