The status of the right to abortion in India and US
The status of the right to abortion in India and US UG Semester – I, B.A. LL.B National Law University, Jodhpur Both India and the US went pro-choice on abortion around the same time but taking recent events into accounts, both seems to be moving into different directions with regard to the right to abortion with India strengthening women’s right to bodily autonomy through the MTP Amendments Act (2021) while the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) doing away with the right in its judgement in Dobbs vs Jackson Women's Health Organization (2022). The status of the right to abortion in India and US In the landmark judgement of Roe vs Wade (1973), the SCOTUS , upheld the right to abortion as a fundamental right. Before this judgement, abortion was illegal in 30 states wh...