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Short title, extent and commencement (1) This Act may be called the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971. (2) It extends to the whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir. (3) It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may, by notiÒcation in the OÕcial Gazette, appoint.