Abstract
Abortion continues to be a moral and ethical dilemma in medicine. While abortions in general have always faced social stigmas, the abortion of fetuses with Down’s syndrome in particular remains the subject of debate across the globe. In India, under the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, abortion is legal under prescribed circumstances only till 20 weeks of gestation. Laws for abortion after 20 week of gestation are ill defined. In a recent ruling of the Supreme Court in India, a woman was denied the right to abortion of her 26 week old fetus. With this ruling, India has joined the rest of the world in the debate surrounding abortion laws and the ethics of abortion.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 769-771 |
| Number of pages | 3 |
| Journal | Science and Engineering Ethics |
| Volume | 24 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 01-04-2018 |
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This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Health(social science)
- Issues, ethics and legal aspects
- Health Policy
- Management of Technology and Innovation
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