Identify the statements which are incorrect with respect to medical termination of pregnancy:
(A) MTP is relatively safe during the first trimester of pregnancy
(B) Govt. of India legalised MTP in 1981
(C) MTP is misused to get rid of desired sex determined through amniocentesis
(D) MTP is essential in cases where foetus is found to be carrying harmful genes
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → (B), (C)
(A) MTP is relatively safe during the first trimester of pregnancy — Correct statement.
(B) Govt. of India legalised MTP in 1981 — Incorrect statement. MTP was legalised in 1971.
(C) MTP is misused to get rid of desired sex determined through amniocentesis — Incorrect statement. MTP is misused to abort the unwanted (usually female) foetus.
(D) MTP is essential in cases where foetus is found to be carrying harmful genes — Correct statement.
NCERT Extract:
Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) – “… Whether to accept / legalise MTP or not is being debated upon in many countries due to emotional, ethical, religious and social issues involved in it. 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.”