Medical Termination of Pregnancy It is the intentional of voluntary termination of pregnancy before the full term. It is also called induced abortion. About 45 to 50 million MTP are performed all over the world which accounts for 1/5 th of the total number of conceiving pregnancy. MTP was legalized by Government of India in 1971. MTP is to get rid of unwanted pregnancy due to the failure of contraceptive, or rapes, and when continued pregnancy leads to harmful or fatal consequences for mother or foetus or both. MTP is considered safe during the first trimester of pregnancy