Question

Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act was passed by the Parliament of India in

• A. 1950
• B. 1965
• C. 1971
• D. 1981

Hint:

Think of the year right after the Shantilal Shah Committee report on unsafe abortions.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is C

This question asks for the year the Indian Parliament passed the law that legally allows termination of pregnancy under set medical conditions.

1. 1950: At this time India had no dedicated abortion law. Abortion was a criminal act under the old penal code unless done to save the mother's life. Too early to be the answer.
2. 1965: The push for a liberal abortion law came only after a government committee studied the high toll of unsafe abortions, and that report was not ready by this year.
3. 1971: Parliament passed the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act this year, following the recommendations of the Shantilal Shah Committee. It took effect from 1972 across most of the country.
4. 1981: The Act had already been in force for nearly a decade by this point, so this year comes too late.

The correct year is 1971, when the MTP Act was passed by the Parliament of India.

Let's summarize:

• The MTP Act replaced the old penal provisions that treated abortion purely as a crime.
• It was passed in 1971 and enforced from April 1972.

So the answer is 1971.