The Parliament has finally passed The Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Bill 2020 which increases the upper limit for abortions from 20 to 24 weeks for certain categories of women and removes limits in the case of substantial foetal abnormalities. The bill was passed on Tuesday with the Rajya Sabha approving the chances despite majority of the opposition members demanding that the bill should be sent to select committee as it lacks privacy clause. However Health Minister Harsh Vardhan informed the Parliament that nobody opposed the bill and once enacted it will reduce the trauma and suffering of women. Mention