Nepal legalised abortion in March 2002, under the 11th Amendment to the Civil Code.
[1] The high maternal mortality rates in Nepal led to the government legalising it.
Manual vacuum aspiration: It is a moderately invasive procedure where cervical dilators are used and suction is applied to remove the pregnancy from the uterus.
[6] Prior to 2002, Nepal had strict anti-abortion laws which ensured not only the imprisonment of the pregnant women who seek abortion but also their family members.
[7] According to the law, women had access to legal abortion only under the following conditions · The pregnancy must be under 12 weeks of gestation.