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Medical termination of pregnancy (Amendment) Act 2021: From the lenses of LGBTQIA+ community in India

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    • Publication Information:
      Medknow, 2024.
    • Publication Date:
      2024
    • Abstract:
      The article presents the LGBTQIA + inclusivity analysis of the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Act 2021, which aims to provide safe abortion services across India. The analysis reports the use of cisgender-heteronormative language, instead of gender-neutral terms and pronouns in the legislation. Sexual assault/rape as an eligibility criterion for permitting abortion under this act does not apply to non-binary, trans- and queer individuals due to non-inclusivity in Rape Laws (Indian Penal Code 375 and 376). The analysis highlights the necessity for critical amendments to expand its scope to ensure LGBTQIA+ inclusive abortion services.
    • ISSN:
      2278-7135
      2249-4863
    • Accession Number:
      10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_818_24
    • Rights:
      CC BY NC SA
      URL: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/This is an open access journal, and articles are distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 License, which allows others to remix, tweak, and build upon the work non-commercially, as long as appropriate credit is given and the new creations are licensed under the identical terms.
    • Accession Number:
      edsair.doi.dedup.....4aca4eaaeb7dceb0fa9a85a99f2e3d79