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All of the following are indications of doing medical termination of pregnancy except ?

A
Pregnancy from rape
B
Substantial risk of delivering seriously handicapped baby
C
Very poor socio economic position of the family
D
Injury to physical and mental health of the pregnant women
High-Yield Explanation
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.

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