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Challenge to MTP Act by DevikaTulsiani is a document available to read on EtoBox.
This writ petition challenges certain provisions of the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971 as being unconstitutional. The petitioners argue that life begins at fertilization and that the unborn child has a right to life protected by the Constitution. They challenge provisions that allow abortion if the unborn child is handicapped or if the pregnancy was caused by contraceptive failure. The petitioners contend that a large number of abortions, especially of female fetuses, are conducted illegally und
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- DevikaTulsiani
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- EN