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  Before 1960 abortion was a punishable crime in India. A woman could face 3 years of imprisonment or a fine under section 312 of the Indian Penal Code. In the middle of the 1960s, the government of India looked forward to this matter of abortion and set up a committee called Shantilal Shah Committee which was headed by Dr Shantilal Shah. The Government of India asked the committee to survey and provide sufficient data to the government on whether India needed an abortion law or not? In August 1971, based on the Shantilal Shah Committee’s report Government introduce the Medical termination Bill in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha which was passed by Parliament. In 1972 1 st April Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP)Act 1971 came into force with applicability all over India except in the state of Jammu and Kashmir.   What is the Medical Termination Of Pregnancy (MTP) Act 1971?   In short Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP), Act 1971 allowed pregnancy termination by a medical