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Cabinet approves raising upper limit for abortions to 24 weeks

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The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved extending the upper limit for permitting abortions. (Representational) The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved extending the upper limit for 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 upcoming Parliament session.

Union Minister Prakash Javadekar said that raising the upper limit would ensure safe termination of pregnancies and also give women reproductive rights over their bodies.