The Gujarat High Court has permitted a mentally challenged girl to terminate her 28-week pregnancy. In a writ petition filed by the father of the 15-year-old girl, seeking permission to terminate her... Read more »
The Telangana High Court has permitted a 12-year-old rape survivor to terminate a 26-week pregnancy and has directed the Superintendent of state-run Gandhi Hospital to carry out the abortion. A single bench... Read more »
The Supreme Court on Monday granted permission for a 14-year-old alleged rape survivor to undergo medical termination of her almost 30-week pregnancy. Art 142 Utilizing its authority under Article 142 of the... Read more »
The Supreme Court on Monday granted permission for an aggrieved survivor of a crime to undergo an abortion while remarking that becoming pregnant before marriage affects both physical and mental health. The... Read more »
The Supreme Court on Saturday held a special sitting to urgently hear a plea of a rape victim who is approaching the 28th week of her pregnancy and seeking termination. The woman... Read more »
An Iowa judge has recently temporarily blocked the state’s new ban on most abortions after about 6 weeks of pregnancy. Consequently, abortion is once again legal in Iowa up to 20 weeks... Read more »