Time Frame

• A pregnancy can be terminated if the fetus is less than 12 weeks old, with the recommendation of one medical practitioner. Additionally, if a pregnancy is between 12 and 20 weeks, it can be terminated only under the recommendation of two medical practitioners.
  
  

Conditions

• A pregnancy can only be terminated if its continuation will cause physical or mental harm to the mother or if the child will be born with physical or mental abnormalities.
  
  

Conditions of Mental Hardship

• A pregnancy resulting from rape is deemed to cause severe mental anguish and is grounds for termination. Also, a pregnancy resulting from the failure of any birth control device is grounds for termination.
  
  

Exceptions

• The pregnancy of a woman under the age of 18 or of a mentally ill woman will not be terminated without consent of her legal guardian. The Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act does not extend to the states of Jammu and Kashmir.
  
  

Acceptable Locations

• A pregnancy can only be terminated in a hospital established by the government or a place approved for the purpose by the government.