'Amendment Is Necessary': Madras HC Moots Extending Abortion Window Period To 24 Weeks [Read Order]

The Madras High Court has observed that an amendment to the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971, extending the abortion window period from 20 weeks to 24 weeks, is necessary. In a suo motu registered writ petition based on a news report, the bench comprising Justice N. Kirubakaran and Justice SS Sundar observed that the doctors are finding it very difficult to diagnose...