Abortion Research Compendium – India

The MTP 2020 Amendment Bill: anti-rights subjectivity
Alka Barua,Anubha Rastogi,V. Deepa,Dipika Jain,Manisha Gupte,Rupsa Mallik,Suchitra Dalvie

In this commentary, the authors build on earlier analyses in the media 4–7 and adopt an inter-sectional lens to highlight critical gaps in the proposed amendments. The commentary represents the coming together of a broad-based coalition of stakeholders willing to build consensus on contentious issues that have sometimes divided movements and constituencies. Medical Termination of Pregnancy Amendment Bill, India, intersectional analysis, gains and limitations, barriers to safe abortion access, need for rights-based legal framework.

Alka Barua, Anubha Rastogi, V. Deepa, Dipika Jain, Manisha Gupte, Rupsa Mallik, and Suchitra Dalvie. "The MTP 2020 Amendment Bill: anti-rights subjectivity." Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters 28, no. 1 (2020): 1795447.

2020
Published Material / Journal Article / Commentary