The Supreme Court on Wednesday declined to entertain a petition of a 20-year-old unmarried woman seeking termination of her pregnancy, which had exceeded 27 weeks. The court stated that the foetus in... Read more »
The Bombay High Court allowed a 12-year-old rape survivor to terminate her pregnancy, stating that her welfare and safety were of the utmost importance. A vacation bench comprising Justices Sandeep Marne and... Read more »
The Bombay High Court on Thursday has permitted a teenager, a victim of child marriage, to undergo medical termination of her 28-week pregnancy on the grounds of foetal abnormalities. A division bench... Read more »
The Rajasthan High Court on Monday has declined a plea of an 11-years-old rape survivor to terminate her 31-week pregnancy, stating that a fully developed foetus also has the right to life... Read more »
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has granted permission for the termination of the pregnancy of a teenage rape victim beyond eight weeks. The court instructed the victim’s father to submit an affidavit... Read more »
A two-judge bench of the Supreme Court delivered a split verdict on the Centre’s plea to reconsider its October 9 order, which had granted permission to a married woman, a mother of... Read more »
The Punjab and Haryana High Court recently granted an anticipatory bail to an ayurveda gynecologist accused of conducting an unauthorized pregnancy termination. In addition to granting temporary relief, a single-judge Justice Pankaj... Read more »
The Chhattisgarh High Court has recently expressed its view that forcing a woman to continue an “unwanted pregnancy” violates her fundamental rights. In a case involving the medical termination of pregnancy for... Read more »
The Delhi High Court recently directed that a 14-year-old pregnant girl should be transferred to a children’s home for safe childbirth after both she and her guardian brother refused to allow the... Read more »
The Delhi High Court has recently allowed a 16-year-old girl, an alleged rape survivor, to have her nearly 24-week pregnancy terminated after her father, who had previously consented to the minor’s abortion,... Read more »