The Drug Controller General of India has said that the time limit for abortions has been increased from seven to nine weeks to facilitate family planning. Nozer Sherian secretary general of the Federation of Obstetric and Gynaecological Societies (FOGSI) said in New Delhi on Friday: ‘The Drug Controller General has increased the time limit of abortions to 63 days i.e. nine weeks.’ In the last two years 332000 medical abortions were carried out which show that if given a choice women want to limit their families. ‘This is very important as around eight percent of maternal deaths take place due
