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Abortion Debate
Context
The woman had submitted that she was physically, emotionally, mentally, financially and medically unable to carry, deliver or raise another child.
A married woman, 26 weeks pregnant, has approached the Supreme Court seeking permission to terminate her pregnancy due to post-partum depression and other health issues.
What is the debate?
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The court noted that an amendment to the Act in 2021 had substituted the term ‘husband’ with ‘partner’, a clear signal that the law covered unmarried women within its ambit.
Ethical questions
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Secondary questions
We need to ask whether having an abortion is the best thing (or least bad thing) since it involves killing
If we conclude that abortion is morally wrong, that doesn’t mean that it’s always impermissible to have an abortion
If we conclude that abortion is not morally wrong, that doesn’t mean that it’s right to have an abortion
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MTP Act
Abortion is covered 100% by the government’s public national health insurance funds, Ayushman Bharat
Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act in 1971, Amended in 2003
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Way forward
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Rather than banning abortion, lawmakers must focus on counselling, employment security, social welfare
It is only that a foetus does not have the ability to exercise an option while the person who carries it does
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Right of a woman to choose what to do with the foetus has to be balanced with the right of the foetus to survive