Centre’s Reply Sought On Extending Pregnancy Termination Period

New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Tuesday asked the Central government to file a reply on a plea seeking to increase the time limit from “20 weeks to 24 or 26 weeks” to terminate a pregnancy.

A division bench of Chief Justice Rajendra Menon and Justice Brijesh Sethi listed the matter for August 6 and said that some issues need scientific consideration.

The court was hearing a plea filed by social activist and lawyer Amit Sahni, who sought direction to the government to replace or suitably extend the time limit to terminate a pregnancy from 20 weeks by a further period of four to six weeks by bringing suitable amendments in Section 3(2)(b) of the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act. (IANS)

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