#MTP Rules 2003

The Madhya Pradesh High Court has ruled that the breakdown of marriage, coupled with documented psychological trauma and threat to mental well-being, qualifies as a grave risk to the woman’s health under Section 3(2)(b) of the MTP Act, extending termination rights beyond fetal anomaly cases. This affirms reproductive autonomy as a core dimension of Article 21, setting a critical precedent for women in abusive or collapsed marriages seeking legal recourse beyond the 12-week threshold.