Which of the following is not a legal ground for MTP in India?

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The continuation of the pregnancy would involve a risk to the life of the pregnant woman

The risk of child to be born suffering from serious physical or mental abnormalities

The continuation of the pregnancy would involve a risk to physical or mental health of the pregnant woman

The foetus is found to be female in amniocentesis and the couple wants only male child.

answer is D.

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The Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act lays strict conditions to avoid the misuse of MTP to check indiscriminate and illegal female foeticides which are reported to be high in India. The legal grounds for medical termination of pregnancies are:

The continuation of the pregnancy would involve a risk to the life of the pregnant woman or risk to physical or mental health.
There is a substantial risk that the child to be born would suffer from such physical or mental abnormalities as to be seriously handicapped.

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