The Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Act 2021 in India extended the gestational limit for MTP. The gestational limit for women with special categories (rape survivors, differently abled, minors) under the amended act is:

• A Up to 20 weeks with one doctor's opinion
• B Up to 24 weeks with a State-level Medical Board's approval
• C Up to 24 weeks with two registered medical practitioners' opinion ✓
• D Up to 28 weeks with Supreme Court order

Explanation

The MTP Amendment Act 2021 extended the gestational limit from 20 to 24 weeks for specified categories of women (rape/incest survivors, minors, widows/divorcees, women with disabilities, cases of foetal malformation, humanitarian settings). For these categories, two registered medical practitioners' opinion is required. For termination beyond 24 weeks in cases of substantial foetal abnormality, a Medical Board constituted by State/UT governments must give approval. The general upper limit for all other women remains 20 weeks with one RMP's opinion (for 13–20 weeks); up to 12 weeks requires one RMP.

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

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