Showing posts with label Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act. Show all posts

Friday, 2 June 2017

No prescription required, abortion pills at doorstep

 With this line, online agencies hawk pregnancy termination pills, often to women unaware of the danger of using medication without expert help. mid-day puts itself out there as a desperate customer.
Just know this – it may sound easy to end a pregnancy with one click and a few pills, but without a doctor’s consultation, it could just as easily end your life.
Selling abortion pills without prescription and age proof is illegal and a punishable offence under the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act (MTPA). But this mid-day investigation shows just how easy it is for anybody to go online and order a pregnancy termination kit without any medical advice or understanding of the risks involved.