Supreme Court News: Every woman has the right to abortion, SC historic Judgement
Supreme Court News : According to the Supreme Court news, India’s MTP Act grants unmarried women the right to an abortion. All Indian women have the freedom to make their own decisions. India’s MTP Act gives even single women the right to an abortion.
Expansion of rules
Abortions up to 24 weeks are now legal for even single women. The SC has extended Rule 3-B of the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Rules. Only married women had the legal option to have an abortion until recently for pregnancies that lasted longer than 20 weeks but fewer than 24 weeks.
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The Indian abortion law makes no distinction between married and single women. Marital rape is also viewed as rape with the purpose of inducing an abortion. The Supreme Court has ruled that the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act is unconstitutional, ending the equality of access to abortion for married and unmarried women.
Supreme Court said
SC determined unmarried women have same parental rights as married women under Article 21’s guarantees of autonomy, dignity, and privacy.
The SC said it would be against the spirit of Article 14 of the Constitution to forbid married women from having an abortion while allowing unmarried women with pregnancies between 20 and 24 weeks.
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The SC said that the benefit of any law should not be decided on the basis of narrow patriarchal stereotypes. This will destroy the spirit of law.
The MTP (Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act) Act was interpreted by the court to hold that a woman’s marital status cannot restrict her ability to end an unwanted pregnancy. The MTP Act guarantees every woman the right to an abortion up to 24 weeks of pregnancy, regardless of her marital status.
In the law in modern times is discarding the notion that marriage is a precondition for the rights of individuals. The MTP Act should consider the realities of today and not be bound by the old norms. The law should not remain static and should take into account the changing social environment.
