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ABORTION LAWS IN INDIA: MTP ACT AND SUPREME COURT RULINGS

The MTP Amendment Act 2021 and Supreme Court rulings expanded women's reproductive rights in India. However, mandatory reporting under the POCSO Act and severe systemic healthcare barriers continue to restrict safe abortion access for vulnerable, young adolescents today

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MARITAL RAPE EXCEPTION IN CRIMINAL LAW IS A COLONIAL RELIC

The debate on criminalising marital rape has sharpened as the Supreme Court examines petitions against the marital rape exception retained in the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita. Critics argue it violates Articles 14 and 21 by denying married women equal protection. Despite government resistance, expert bodies like the Justice J.S. Verma Committee have urged its abolition.

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