The MTP Amendment Act 2021 in India extended the gestational age limit for termination with approval of one registered medical practitioner (RMP) to:

• A Up to 20 weeks
• B Up to 24 weeks for all women
• C Up to 24 weeks with two RMPs for all women
• D Up to 20 weeks for all women; 20–24 weeks only for special categories with two RMPs ✓

Explanation

The MTP (Amendment) Act 2021 retained the one-RMP rule for terminations up to 20 weeks gestation. For 20–24 weeks, two RMPs must opine; and this extended window (20–24 weeks) is applicable only to special categories of women: rape survivors, victims of incest, minors, those with disability, change in marital status (widowhood/divorce), fetal malformations, and women with mental illness. There is no upper gestational limit if a Medical Board (at state/district level) approves for substantial fetal abnormalities incompatible with life.

Reference: Shaw's Textbook of Gynaecology, 17th ed.

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