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Reproductive Rights in India: Legal developments post the 2021 MTP Amendment

Published On: October 5th 2025 Authored By: Batool Rizvi Kirit P. Mehta School of Law, NMIMS, Mumbai Introduction In recent years, conversations about reproductive rights have shifted from the margins to the centre of legal and policy debates in India. These rights encompass more than just access to abortion; they are about a larger concept, […]

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Abortion as a Legal Right: An Analysis of India’s Progressive MTP Amendments

Published On: October 5th 2025 Authored By: Shyambhavi Singh University Institute of Legal Studies, Panjab University, Chandigarh Abstract: While women possess the biological capacity to bear children, equally significant is their reproductive right to determine whether or not to continue a pregnancy. Abortion, therefore, transcends its characterization as a mere medical procedure; it constitutes a

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REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS IN INDIA: LEGAL DEVELOPMENTS POST THE 2021 MTP AMENDMENT

Published On: October 4th 2025 Authored By: Sankha Brata Mitra St. Xavier’s University, Kolkata Abstract With an emphasis on both legislative modifications and judicial developments through 2023, this article examines the development of India’s abortion legislation in the wake of the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Act, 2021. It examines the extension of gestational limits,

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Reproductive Rights in India: Legal Developments post the 2021 MTP Amendment

Published On: September 30th 2025 Authored By: Shweta Anand Dr. D Y Patil College of Law Introduction In this developing world , unemployment , poverty , wars ,economic crises, environmental issues get most of the attention of the people but  reproductive rights  remain ignored . The International human rights framework defines reproductive rights as the

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Case Summary: Mohd. Ahmed Khan v. Shah Bano Begum (Shah Bano Case)

Published On: September 3rd 2025 Authored By: Amna Ansari United University Case Title :-  Mohd. Ahmed Khan v. Shah Bano Begum & Others Citation :- AIR 1985 SC 945: 1985 SCR (3) 844: 1985 SCC (2) 556 Court :- Supreme Court of India Bench :- Chief Justice Y.V. Chandrachud Justice D.A. Desai  Justice O. Chinnappa

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