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Aug 12, 2018 · The provision against abortion is generally found in the Criminal Code Act which applies to the whole of the Southern Nigeria (S.228-230, S.297) and in the Penal Code Act for the Northern Nigeria (S.233). The laws are relics of the country’s colonial past, dating back to the English Abortion Laws of 1861.
Feb 15, 2024 · The case specifically dealt with the abortion rights of ‘unmarried’ women under the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Rules, 2003 (MTP Rules), and the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971 (MTP Act). MTP Act and MTP Rules are the legislations which lay down the laws and rules for abortions in India. In this case, the court affirmed that ...
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The Comstock Act’s abortion provisions have been legally dead since the 1973 Roe v. Wade decision legalized abortion nationwide ― but the court’s decision in Dobbs has potentially reanimated ...
Oct 17, 2022 · The Supreme Court of India recently ruled that all women, whether married or not, have equal rights to access abortion up to 24 weeks of gestation, in compliance with the provisions of the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971 (MTP Act). Prior to this ruling, the MTP Act was understood to permit abortions up to 20 weeks (on the advice of ...
Jan 3, 2017 · Donate Now. First published online: January 3, 2017. In 2016, 18 states enacted 50 new abortion restrictions, bringing the number of new abortion restrictions enacted since 2010 to 338. Although state-level assaults on abortion access continued, 16 states took important steps in 2016 to expand access to other sexual and reproductive health ...
Nov 8, 2023 · Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, R-Pa. told Semafor he became a no on the bill “the minute” he saw the abortion provision. “The whip operation means nothing to me. I vote with my district,” he said. The new showdown comes just one day after an election night during which Democrats yet again notched high-profile wins in state contests focused on ...