All of the following are indications of doing medical termination of pregnancy except ?
Ans. is 'c' i.e., Very poor socio economic position of the family The conditions under which a pregnancy can be terminated under the MTP Act.1971 There are 4 conditions that have been identified in the Act : Medical :- Where continuation of the pregnancy might endanger the mother's lifeor cause grave injury to her physical or mental health. Eugenic :- Where there is substantial risk of the child being born with serious handicaps due to physical or mental abnormalities. Humanitarian :- Where pregnancy is the result of rape. Failure of contraceptive devices :- The anguish caused by an unwanted pregnancy resulting from a failure of any contraceptive device or method can be presumed to constitute a grave mental injury to the health of the mother. This condition is a unique feature of the Indian law and viually allows aboion on request, in view of the difficulty of proving that a pregnancy was not caused by failure of contraception.
Pregnancy from rape
Substantial risk of delivering seriously handicapped baby
Very poor socio economic position of the family
Injury to physical and mental health of the pregnant women