Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP)

Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP)

Medical termination of pregnancy is the voluntary, intentional ending of a pregnancy through non-surgical, non-invasive means. Timing matters enormously to its safety: performed within the first trimester (up to about 12 weeks), it is extremely safe and generally has no lasting effect on a woman's future fertility. Second-trimester abortion is considerably riskier, because by then the foetus has become intimately connected to the maternal tissue, making the procedure more invasive. …