7+ hour, 12+ min ago  (380+ words) A sharp and layered critique of assisted reproductive technologies (ARTs) like IVF, surrogacy, and ectogenesis and their intersection with population control programmes such as contraception and abortion. Let us unpack and expand on the points highlighted: Monopolised high-tech facilities: ARTs…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (1640+ words) Q. The statutory framework of the MTP Act is very well conceptualised and ordained. The gestation period is divided into three trimesters in recognition of foetal development and maternal medical status. In the first trimester, up to 12 weeks, the conceptus is…...

2+ mon, 6+ day ago  (877+ words) Surrogacy is a legal and biological arrangement in which a woman (the surrogate) agrees to carry and deliver a child for another person or couple (the intended parents), who will become the legal parents of the child after birth. Surrogacy…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (357+ words) The MTP Act does not permit it. The SC, exercising its extraordinary jurisdiction, has upheld the contention of the teenager that she has a fundamental right to decide for her body and terminate the pregnancy, the statutory limit of 24 weeks…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago  (1514+ words) In case Jacob George v. State of Kerala (1994) the apex court dealing with these two terms, abortion and miscarriage held that “miscarriage” connotes “spontaneous abortion” whereas “abortion” is said to be ‘miscarriage produced by unlawful means.[1] The court further opined that…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago  (451+ words) Differential DNA extraction works because epithelial cells and sperm cells are built differently. Epithelial cells, which come from skin or the vaginal lining, break open easily when mild chemicals are used. Sperm cells are tougher because they have a strong…...