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Parliament has passed the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Bill, 2020 in March 2021. The Bill provides for an outer limit of how many weeks for medical termination of pregnancy?

Parliament has passed the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Bill, 2020 in March 2021. The Bill provides for an outer limit of how many weeks for medical termination of pregnancy? Correct Answer 24

The correct answer is 24.

  • Parliament has passed the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Bill, 2020 with the Rajya Sabha approving it on 16 March 2021.
  • The Lok Sabha had passed the same Bill in March 2020.
  • The Bill provides for an outer limit of 24 weeks from 20 weeks for medical termination of pregnancy.
  • It seeks to amend the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971.

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