Amended MTP Act: Is it the end of medical legal dilemma?

Keeping in view further empowering of women by providing comprehensive abortion care to all and to expand the access to safe and legal abortion services on therapeutic, eugenic, humanitarian and social grounds, the Government of India has amended the 50 years old Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971 (Act No. 34 of 1971). Keeping in view the time-to-time directions from various courts wherein abortions were allowed beyond 20 weeks of pregnancy on various grounds, the medical professionals had judicial protection for decisions taken in good faith with proactive approach towards pregnant female, but the recent much awaited amendment of the Act has put the constitutional seal on the whole process of abortions beyond 20 to 24 weeks and related issues with an end to the medical legal dilemma for the time being.