SC allows rape victim to terminate 24-weeks-old pregnancy
The Supreme Court today granted liberty to an alleged rape survivor to terminate her 24-weeks-old abnormal foetus.
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A bench of Justices J S Khehar and Arun Mishra perused the report of the medical board of a Mumbai hospital stating that the continuance of the pregnancy would gravely endanger the physical and mental health of the mother.
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The bench considered the report of the seven-member medical board of King Edward Memorial College and Hospital at Mumbai, which said that the foetus has multiple severe abnormalities.
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It passed the order after taking the assistance of Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi who said that there is a provision in the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971 which allows the termination of pregnancy after 24 weeks if there is a threat to the life of the mother.
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"We grant liberty to the petitioner, and if she desires to terminate the pregnancy, she is permitted," the bench said.