Are India’s abortion doctors required to report suspected rape of girls under 18?
The Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971 guarantees absolute confidentiality to a woman irrespective of her age, while the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act, 2012 .The Criminal Law Amendment Act, 2013 — put in place after the horrific gang-rape of the 23-year-old girl in Delhi last year — makes it mandatory for the …
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