<prompt> Pergnancy as a result of contraceptive failure can be terminated as per which indication of the MTP act ?To save life of motherSocial indicationEugenic indicationNone of the above  <response>: Ans. is b i.e., Social indication In practice, the following are the indications for termination under the MTP ActA. To save the life of the mother Therapeutic or Medical terminationo The indications are limited and scarcely justifiable nowadays except in the following cases:i Cardiac diseases Grade III and IV with history of decompensation in the previous pregnancy or in between the pregnancies.ii Chronic glomerulonephritis.iii Malignant hypertension.iv Intractable hyperemesis gravidarum.v Cervical or breast malignancy.vi Diabetes mellitus with retinopathy.vii Epilepsy or psychiatric illness with the advice of a psychiatrist. ?B. Social indicationsi This is almost the sole indication and is covered under the provision to prevent grave injury to the physical and mental health of the pregnant woman.ii In about 80, it is limited to parous women having unplanned pregnancy with low socioeconomic status.iii Pregnancy caused by rape or unwanted pregnancy caused due to failure of any contraceptive device also falls in this category 20.C. Eugenico This is done under the provision of substantial risk of the child being bom with serious physical and mental abnormalities so as to be handicapped in life. The indication is rare.i Structural Anencephaly, chromosomal Downs syndrome or genetic Hemophilia abnormalities of the fetus.ii When the fetus is likely to be deformed due to action of teratogenic drugs warfarin or radiation exposure 10 rad in early pregnancy.iii Rubella, a viral infection affecting in the first trimester, is an indication for termination. 