Following statements are given regarding MTP, which among the following is/are correct option/s ?

(i) MTPs are generally advised during first trimester .

(ii) MTPs are used as a contraceptive method .

(iii) Second trimester abortions are not riskier.

(iv)Government of India legalised MTP in 1971 with some strict conditions to avoid its misuse.

(i) and (iv)

The correct answer is Option (2)- (i) and (iv)

Intentional or voluntary termination of pregnancy before full term is called medical termination of pregnancy (MTP) or induced abortion. Nearly 45 to 50 million MTPs are performed in a year all over the world which accounts to 1/5th of the total number of conceived pregnancies in a year.

Government of India legalised MTP in 1971 with some strict conditions to avoid its misuse. Such restrictions are all the more important to check indiscriminate and illegal female foeticides which are reported to be high in India. 

MTPs are also essential in certain cases where continuation of the pregnancy could be harmful or even fatal either to the mother or to the foetus or both.

MTPs are considered relatively safe during the first trimester, i.e., upto 12 weeks of pregnancy. Second trimester abortions are much more riskier.