Explained | How has the Supreme Court expanded abortion rights?
2 years, 2 months ago

Explained | How has the Supreme Court expanded abortion rights?

The Hindu  

The story so far: On September 29, the Supreme Court ruled that single and unmarried women with pregnancies between 20 and 24 weeks are entitled to access the same safe and legal abortion care as married women. Chandrachud said “the rights of reproductive autonomy, dignity and privacy give an unmarried woman the right of choice as to whether or not to bear a child on a similar footing as that of a married woman.” In another judicial recognition of marital rape, which is not recognised as an offence under the Indian Penal Code, the Court also said sexual assault by a man on his wife can take the form of rape. Taking a “purposive” view of a “beneficial legislation” like the MTP Act, the Court declared that unmarried women be included within the ambit of Rule 3B of the MTP Rules. “In the context of abortion, the right to dignity entails recognising the competence and authority of every woman to take reproductive decisions, including the decision to terminate the pregnancy,” it said. The Court said that the meaning of the words “sexual assault” or “rape” in Rule 3B includes a husband’s act of sexual assault or rape committed on his wife.

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Supreme Court stops short of saying doctors must save women's lives and health
5 months, 3 weeks ago

Supreme Court stops short of saying doctors must save women's lives and health

Raw Story  

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on the most recent abortion case mandating that doctors provide life-saving abortions if a pregnant woman is dying and in the event her health is in jeopardy. "An Idaho law prohibits abortions unless necessary to prevent a pregnant woman's death; the law makes no exception for abortions necessary to prevent grave harms to the woman's …

The Supreme Court’s Abortion Pill Ruling Should Satisfy Nobody
6 months, 1 week ago

The Supreme Court’s Abortion Pill Ruling Should Satisfy Nobody

Slate  

This is part of Opinionpalooza, Slate’s coverage of the major decisions from the Supreme Court this June. Now the Supreme Court has unanimously shot down the 5th Circuit and Kacsmaryk, an embarrassing rejoinder to these lower courts’ law-free militancy. That’s true even in a “healthcare desert, where other doctors are not readily available.” A doctor who opposes abortion, the court …

'Foetus Has Fundamental Right To Live': SC Rejects Plea For 27-Week-Pregnancy Termination
7 months, 1 week ago

'Foetus Has Fundamental Right To Live': SC Rejects Plea For 27-Week-Pregnancy Termination

ABP News  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to entertain a plea of a 20-year-old unmarried woman seeking termination of her over 27-week pregnancy, saying the foetus in the womb also has a fundamental right to live. A bench headed by Justice B R Gavai passed the order while hearing the woman's plea challenging the Delhi High Court's May 3 order refusing …

Supreme Court rejects plea for termination of over 27-week pregnancy, says foetus has fundamental right to live
7 months, 1 week ago

Supreme Court rejects plea for termination of over 27-week pregnancy, says foetus has fundamental right to live

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on May 15 refused to entertain a plea of a 20-year-old unmarried woman seeking termination of her over 27-week pregnancy, saying the foetus in the womb also has a fundamental right to live. A bench headed by Justice B R Gavai passed the order while hearing the woman's plea challenging the Delhi High Court's May 3 order …

SC rejects plea for termination of over 27-week pregnancy, says foetus has fundamental right to live
7 months, 1 week ago

SC rejects plea for termination of over 27-week pregnancy, says foetus has fundamental right to live

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to entertain a plea of a 20-year-old unmarried woman seeking termination of her over 27-week pregnancy, saying the foetus in the womb also has a fundamental right to live. A bench headed by Justice B R Gavai passed the order while hearing the woman's plea challenging the Delhi High Court's May 3 …

Supreme Court upholds right to life of foetus, rejects plea for late-term pregnancy termination
7 months, 1 week ago

Supreme Court upholds right to life of foetus, rejects plea for late-term pregnancy termination

India TV News  

The Supreme Court declined to entertain the plea of a 20-year-old unmarried woman seeking termination of her over 27-week pregnancy. The bench, headed by Justice B R Gavai, cited the foetus's fundamental right to life as it passed the order during the hearing challenging the Delhi High Court's May 3 ruling, which also refused termination of the pregnancy. High Court …

SC Allows Abortion for 30-Week Pregnant Minor Rape Victim, Understanding Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act
8 months ago

SC Allows Abortion for 30-Week Pregnant Minor Rape Victim, Understanding Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act

News 18  

In a significant step, the Supreme Court has allowed medical termination of almost 30-week pregnancy of a 14-year-old rape survivor. According to the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, abortion is allowed up to 24 weeks for married women, rape survivors and differently-abled and minors. Before the enactment of the MTP Act in 1971, the medical termination of pregnancy was governed …

SC allows 14-year-old pregnant rape survivor to undergo abortion
8 months ago

SC allows 14-year-old pregnant rape survivor to undergo abortion

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Monday allowed a 14-year-old rape survivor to undergo an abortion at over 29 weeks of pregnancy, underlining that continuing the pregnancy may harm the physical and mental health of the girl. In a late Friday evening session beyond the regular court hours, the bench, also comprising Justice JB Pardiwala, directed Mumbai’s Sion Hospital to immediately determine …

Montana judge declares 3 laws restricting abortion unconstitutional, including a 20-week limit
9 months, 3 weeks ago

Montana judge declares 3 laws restricting abortion unconstitutional, including a 20-week limit

Associated Press  

— Three Montana laws restricting abortion access are unconstitutional, including a ban on abortions beyond 20 weeks of gestation, a state judge said in granting a motion for summary judgment filed by Planned Parenthood of Montana. But she said the organization’s efforts continue, noting Montana’s Legislature in 2023 passed another slate of bills seeking to limit abortion access. District Court …

Legally speaking | The right to abort, in light of different judgements
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Legally speaking | The right to abort, in light of different judgements

Hindustan Times  

Every few months, the constitutional courts deliver judgements pertaining to abortion and the legal framework surrounding it. Later, a larger three-judge bench of the Supreme Court headed by the Chief Justice of India, did not permit the termination of pregnancy beyond 24 weeks since there was no substantial foetus abnormality diagnosed by the medical board that examined the woman. This …

US Supreme Court set to rule on abortion pill restrictions
1 year ago

US Supreme Court set to rule on abortion pill restrictions

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court agreed Wednesday to rule on restrictions imposed by a lower court on a widely used abortion pill in the latest skirmish in the battle over reproductive rights in the United States. The lower court ruling imposing restrictions on the use of the abortion drug mifepristone has been on hold pending a decision by the conservative-dominated Supreme Court …

Impacting a woman’s freedom to reproductive choices
1 year, 1 month ago

Impacting a woman’s freedom to reproductive choices

The Hindu  

November 02, 2023 12:16 am | Updated 09:09 am IST On October 16, in X vs Union of India, the Supreme Court of India declined permission to a woman who was seeking to terminate a 26 week-long pregnancy. Chandrachud, held that the woman’s case fell outside the scope of the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971 The Court said the …

Supreme Court allows surrogacy, strikes down rule banning use of donor gametes
1 year, 1 month ago

Supreme Court allows surrogacy, strikes down rule banning use of donor gametes

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court has protected the right of parenthood of a woman, suffering from a rare medical condition, by staying the operation of a law which threatened to wreck her hopes to become a mother through surrogacy. Mr. Jain referred to Rule 14 of the Surrogacy Rules which listed the medical or congenital conditions owing to which a woman could …

Does India need to decriminalise abortion? | In Focus podcast
1 year, 1 month ago

Does India need to decriminalise abortion? | In Focus podcast

The Hindu  

Earlier this month, a married woman, who was 26 weeks pregnant, approached the Supreme Court, asking to be allowed to terminate her pregnancy. But subsequently, following a hospital report that said the foetus was viable and had a heartbeat, and a medical board report that said the pregnancy was not causing an immediate danger to the woman or foetus’s life, …

What does Supreme Court’s abortion verdict mean for reproductive justice in India?
1 year, 2 months ago

What does Supreme Court’s abortion verdict mean for reproductive justice in India?

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court this week rejected a woman’s plea for abortion. The woman — 26 weeks pregnant, married, with two children, and undergoing postpartum psychosis — requested termination because she was “physically, emotionally, mentally, financially and medically unable to carry, deliver or raise a child.” Denying her request, the three-judge Bench headed by Chief Justice of India D. Y. Chandrachud …

Termination of Pregnancy Case: What is the MTP Act and Court Rulings on Abortion So Far
1 year, 2 months ago

Termination of Pregnancy Case: What is the MTP Act and Court Rulings on Abortion So Far

News 18  

A day after allowing a woman to terminate her 25-week-old pregnancy, the Supreme Court on Thursday asked All India Institute of Medical Sciences authorities to put it on hold. The petitioner sought permission to terminate her pregnancy in terms of Section 3 of the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act 19712 and Rule 3B of the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Rules. …

CJI says India’s abortion law is liberal, pro-choice and far ahead of other countries
1 year, 2 months ago

CJI says India’s abortion law is liberal, pro-choice and far ahead of other countries

The Hindu  

Chief Justice of India DY Chandrachud on October 13 said India’s abortion law was liberal, pro-choice and far ahead of other countries while hearing the case of a married woman who wants to medically terminate her 26-week pregnancy. The remarks by Chief Justice Chandrachud was in reference to submissions led by Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati that the provisions in …

Indian court to rule on landmark case of depressed woman who wants 26-week abortion
1 year, 2 months ago

Indian court to rule on landmark case of depressed woman who wants 26-week abortion

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy A woman in India has …

Supreme Court divided on married woman’s right to abort 26-week pregnancy
1 year, 2 months ago

Supreme Court divided on married woman’s right to abort 26-week pregnancy

The Hindu  

A Division Bench of two women judges of the Supreme Court on Wednesday were split in their opinions about the decision of a married woman to abort her 26-week pregnancy and the Centre’s resolve to save the “unborn child”. Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati, for the Union government, however said the woman has no “absolute right of autonomy to exercise …

Supreme Court defers abortion a day after allowing woman to terminate pregnancy
1 year, 2 months ago

Supreme Court defers abortion a day after allowing woman to terminate pregnancy

India Today  

The Supreme Court directed doctors at AIIMS Delhi to defer the medical termination of a 26-week pregnancy of a married woman who was granted permission to abort the foetus a day before by another bench. The permission to abort was withdrawn on Tuesday after Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati, appearing for the Centre, told the court that the permission contradicted …

Planned Parenthood appeals ruling that let Nebraska abortion ban stand
1 year, 4 months ago

Planned Parenthood appeals ruling that let Nebraska abortion ban stand

Associated Press  

— Planned Parenthood of the Heartland has appealed a judge’s ruling that left a new Nebraska law intact that bans abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy and imposes restrictions on gender-affirming surgery. Planned Parenthood filed its appeal Friday with help from the American Civil Liberties Union of Nebraska, one week after a judge sided with the state and rejected the …

Compelling Woman To Continue Unwanted Pregnancy Violates Fundamental Rights: Chhattisgarh High Court Grants Relief To Minor Rape Survivor
1 year, 5 months ago

Compelling Woman To Continue Unwanted Pregnancy Violates Fundamental Rights: Chhattisgarh High Court Grants Relief To Minor Rape Survivor

Live Law  

The Chhattisgarh High Court has recently opined that compelling a woman to continue with ‘unwanted pregnancy’ violates her fundamental rights. While allowing medical termination of pregnancy of an alleged minor rape victim, the Single Judge Bench of Justice P. Sam Koshy observed, “It is by now a well settled principle that compelling a woman to continue with an unwanted pregnancy …

Pending abortion ban can’t be prevented, Montana judge rules
1 year, 8 months ago

Pending abortion ban can’t be prevented, Montana judge rules

Associated Press  

— A bill to restrict abortions in Montana will become law — at least temporarily — if the governor signs it, a judge ruled. District Court Judge Kathy Seeley said the request by Planned Parenthood of Montana was made before the bill became law, so there is nothing to block. Planned Parenthood argued the law is unconstitutional based on a …

Over 95% women unaware of new abortion rules: study
1 year, 9 months ago

Over 95% women unaware of new abortion rules: study

The Hindu  

March 01, 2023 04:26 am | Updated 09:05 am IST - New Delhi Only 68% of women consider termination of pregnancy as a woman’s health right, according to a new study, which also found that 95.5% of women were unaware of the amendment to the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act which increases the gestational age from 20 to 24 weeks …

Order Allowing Couple To Adopt Not Meant To Supplant CARA Process : Supreme Court Clarifies In Unmarried Student's Abortion Case
1 year, 10 months ago

Order Allowing Couple To Adopt Not Meant To Supplant CARA Process : Supreme Court Clarifies In Unmarried Student's Abortion Case

Live Law  

The Supreme Court has issued a clarification with respect to the order passed by it in a petition filed by an unmarried woman seeking termination of pregnancy. After the AIIMS reported that there was high probability of the baby coming out alive if the 29-week pregnancy was attempted to be terminated, the Court had persuaded the woman to opt for …

Delhi HC issues guidelines for rape victims whose pregnancy exceeds 24 weeks
1 year, 10 months ago

Delhi HC issues guidelines for rape victims whose pregnancy exceeds 24 weeks

The Hindu  

In a significant judgment allowing a minor rape victim to terminate her 25-week pregnancy, the Delhi High Court has also issued guidelines for investigating officers in all cases where a victim is pregnant due to sexual assault, and the pregnancy has crossed 24 weeks. “In case a minor victim is examined by such Board, appropriate report will be placed before …

Despite Supreme Court judgment, abortion for unmarried women after 20 weeks a catch-22
1 year, 11 months ago

Despite Supreme Court judgment, abortion for unmarried women after 20 weeks a catch-22

The Hindu  

When Mumbai-based Shalini* walked into the State-run J.J. Hospital in December last year seeking an abortion, she was turned away. Nikhil Datar, a senior gynaecologist and medical director at Cloudnine Hospital, says that despite the “SC having given an extremely progressive judgment on an individual case basis, the verdict leaves much to be desired”. However, a Catch-22 arises because there …

Women's Bodily Autonomy & Right To Medical Termination Of Pregnancy: All India High Courts Digest 2022
1 year, 11 months ago

Women's Bodily Autonomy & Right To Medical Termination Of Pregnancy: All India High Courts Digest 2022

Live Law  

LiveLaw reported almost 7,000 orders and judgments in 2022 from various High Courts across the country. Calcutta High Court Allows 17 Yr Old Rape Victim To Undergo Medical Termination Of Pregnancy Case Title: Rupa Das v. The State of West Bengal & Ors Case Citation: 2022 LiveLaw 148 The Calcutta High Court permitted a 17 year old rape victim to …

What Constitutes Substantial Foetal Abnormalities Under Medical Termination Of Pregnancy Act? Delhi High Court Explains
2 years ago

What Constitutes Substantial Foetal Abnormalities Under Medical Termination Of Pregnancy Act? Delhi High Court Explains

Live Law  

Overruling a medical board's opinion, the Delhi High Court on Tuesday allowed a 26-year-old woman to undergo termination of pregnancy at the stage of 33 weeks. To understand what constitutes "substantial foetal abnormalities", the court referred to a report titled "Termination of Pregnancy for Fetal Abnormality in England, Scotland and Wales" by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists. v. …

Why India’s landmark abortion ruling could echo around the world
2 years, 2 months ago

Why India’s landmark abortion ruling could echo around the world

Al Jazeera  

On September 29, the Indian Supreme Court delivered a crucial decision which holds the promise of actually leading to the reproductive autonomy of Indian women, in particular through access to abortion. While the core issue before the court was whether unmarried women could seek an abortion under the law – the judges confirmed that they can – the decision also …

Justice DY Chandrachud To Be Next Chief Justice of India From 9 November
2 years, 2 months ago

Justice DY Chandrachud To Be Next Chief Justice of India From 9 November

The Quint  

Justice Chandrachud has delivered several landmark judgments as an apex court judge including Navtej Singh Johar & Others vs Union of India in which the apex court decriminalised homosexuality. A prominent free speech advocate, who is known to have called dissent “the safety valve of a democracy”, Justice Chandrachud has been hailed for passing orders protecting free speech and press …

A decisive shift in the discourse on abortion rights
2 years, 2 months ago

A decisive shift in the discourse on abortion rights

The Hindu  

Recently, a single woman, residing in Delhi, approached the Delhi High Court seeking permission to terminate her 22-week-old pregnancy. The woman filed an appeal before the Supreme Court of India, which in the first instance, granted her permission to terminate the pregnancy based on the report of the medical board concerned. First, it acknowledges the context of criminality in which …

Equality and individual autonomy in reproductive rights: India shows the way
2 years, 2 months ago

Equality and individual autonomy in reproductive rights: India shows the way

Hindustan Times  

Women’s consent matters – that’s the top takeaway from the Indian Supreme Court ’s judgment on abortion for all women on International Safe Abortion Day. In a bold and landmark judgement on September 29, India’s top court interpreted the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act and Rules to reassert the reproductive rights for women and individuals with diverse gender identities who …

SC Verdict on Abortion Rights: Ex-Judge Sikri Says It’s a Step Closer to Addressing Marital Rape Issue
2 years, 2 months ago

SC Verdict on Abortion Rights: Ex-Judge Sikri Says It’s a Step Closer to Addressing Marital Rape Issue

News 18  

Days after the Supreme Court ruled that women who are victims of marital rape are also entitled to a safe and legal abortion, former top court judge Justice AK Sikri has said the latest verdict would pave the way for addressing the issue. Justice Chandrachud, speaking for the bench, has made an indication that we have to recognise for the …

No discrimination: The Hindu Editorial on Supreme Court’s abortion ruling
2 years, 2 months ago

No discrimination: The Hindu Editorial on Supreme Court’s abortion ruling

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court’s ruling holding that single and unmarried women have the same right to medically safe abortion as married women is a necessary intervention to set right an anomaly between the letter of the law and its practice. Anchored on the equality clause in the Constitution, as well as on the right to dignity, privacy, and bodily autonomy of …

DC Edit | Landmark abortion ruling expands women’s rights
2 years, 2 months ago

DC Edit | Landmark abortion ruling expands women’s rights

Deccan Chronicle  

It was blindingly obvious that there should be no distinction between married and unmarried women when it comes to having an abortion any time up to 24 weeks of pregnancy. The abortion ruling goes well beyond religion and other impediments like single women not being allowed to seek abortion after 20 weeks. The sweep of the judgment is truly remarkable …

Supreme Court ruling will help promote safe abortions, say medical experts
2 years, 2 months ago

Supreme Court ruling will help promote safe abortions, say medical experts

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court’s ruling that unmarried women are also entitled to seek termination of 24 weeks of pregnancy arising out of a consensual relationship is a “progressive” judgment and will help promote safe abortion practices, medical practitioners and women rights activists said on Thursday. In a significant ruling on Thursday, the Supreme Court declared that even an unmarried woman can …

Supreme Court ruling on abortion comes as a ‘ray of hope’, say activists
2 years, 2 months ago

Supreme Court ruling on abortion comes as a ‘ray of hope’, say activists

The Hindu  

The historic judgment of the Supreme Court Bench led by Justice D.Y. Chandrachud that unmarried women in a consensual relationship are also entitled to safe and legal abortion along with its strong emphasis on women’s right to bodily autonomy without the need for authorisation from a third-party to access abortion was welcomed as “progressive” and a “ray of hope” at …

Denying safe abortion to single women with pregnancies up to 24 weeks is violative of their reproductive rights, bodily autonomy: Supreme Court
2 years, 2 months ago

Denying safe abortion to single women with pregnancies up to 24 weeks is violative of their reproductive rights, bodily autonomy: Supreme Court

The Hindu  

In a historic judgment, the Supreme Court on Thursday allowed unmarried and single women whose pregnancies are between 20 and 24 weeks to access safe and legal abortion care on par with their married counterparts. The court said a single or unmarried woman may suffer the same “change in material circumstances” or injury to mental health that a married pregnant …

Supreme Court says all women are entitled to safe abortions even as unsafe terminations prevail
2 years, 2 months ago

Supreme Court says all women are entitled to safe abortions even as unsafe terminations prevail

India Today  

In June 2022, the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the 50-year-old Roe v Wade judgment, making abortion a federal issue, and leading to widespread abortion curbs all over the country. As per the National Family Health Survey-5, released earlier this year, nearly three per cent of all pregnancies in the country resulted in abortion. Safety — or the lack thereof According …

A landmark for women’s rights
2 years, 2 months ago

A landmark for women’s rights

Hindustan Times  

The Supreme Court on Thursday removed the distinction between married and unmarried women in India’s abortion laws and, for the first time, accorded formal recognition to marital rape, though in the limited context of termination of pregnancy. The court ruled that unmarried women can undergo abortion up to 24 weeks of their pregnancy, bringing them on par with married women. …

Marital Rape Recognised: What SC Said About Abortion Rights, Why It Deemed MTP Act Violative of Article 14
2 years, 2 months ago

Marital Rape Recognised: What SC Said About Abortion Rights, Why It Deemed MTP Act Violative of Article 14

News 18  

The Supreme Court on Thursday held that provisions in the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act excluding unmarried women from the right to terminate pregnancy beyond 20 weeks violates Article 14 of the Constitution. Single Women Can Terminate Pregnancy Up To 24 Weeks The Supreme Court on Thursday held that even unmarried women who become pregnant from consensual sexual relationships are …

All women entitled to safe, legal abortion: Supreme Court
2 years, 2 months ago

All women entitled to safe, legal abortion: Supreme Court

The Hindu  

Published : Sep 29, 2022 13:42 IST In a significant ruling on the reproductive rights of women, the Supreme Court held on September 29 that all women are entitled to safe and legal abortion till 24 weeks of pregnancy under the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, and making any distinction on the basis of their marital status is “constitutionally unsustainable”. …

All women, married or unmarried, entitled to safe and legal abortion: SC
2 years, 2 months ago

All women, married or unmarried, entitled to safe and legal abortion: SC

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that all women, including married, unmarried or those raped by husbands, are entitled to a safe and legal abortion within 24 weeks of their pregnancy as the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act recognises the reproductive autonomy of every pregnant woman to choose medical intervention to terminate her pregnancy. Chandrachud, A.S. Bopanna and …

Supreme Court axes 51-year-old curb, single women get equal abortion rights
2 years, 2 months ago

Supreme Court axes 51-year-old curb, single women get equal abortion rights

The Hindu  

In a historic judgment, the Supreme Court on Thursday allowed unmarried and single women whose pregnancies are between 20 and 24 weeks to access safe and legal abortion care on par with their married counterparts. The court declared that prohibiting single or unmarried pregnant women with pregnancies between 20 and 24 weeks from accessing abortion while allowing married women with …

All Women Entitled To Safe And Legal Abortion Irrespective Of Marital Status: Supreme Court
2 years, 2 months ago

All Women Entitled To Safe And Legal Abortion Irrespective Of Marital Status: Supreme Court

ABP News  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday said that all women are entitled to safe and legal abortion irrespective of marital status. According to news agency ANI, the apex court held that the marital status of a woman cannot be ground to deprive her right to abort unwanted pregnancy. SC Overruled Delhi High Court Order, Allowed Unmarried Woman To Terminate …

Supreme Court Explores Ways To Interpret MTP Rules To Recognize Unmarried Woman's Right To Abortion; Reserves Judgment
2 years, 4 months ago

Supreme Court Explores Ways To Interpret MTP Rules To Recognize Unmarried Woman's Right To Abortion; Reserves Judgment

Live Law  

As the Supreme Court was exploring ways to extend the benefit of Section 3 of the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971, to unmarried women so that they can Considering her suggestion, a Bench comprising Justices D.Y. Rule 3B categorises women who are eligible for termination of pregnancy up to 24 weeks as under - survivors of sexual assault or …

A law, without a flaw: on availing abortion services
2 years, 4 months ago

A law, without a flaw: on availing abortion services

The Hindu  

The most celebrated kind of court judgments are those that eliminate inherent bias vested in a law or rules framed by the government. The Supreme Court’s move last week to set right a rule that was ‘manifestly arbitrary and violative of women’s right to bodily dignity’ fits right into the concept of justice that is free, and without prejudice or …

Why bar unmarried women from terminating pregnancies up to 24 weeks? SC on abortion law
2 years, 4 months ago

Why bar unmarried women from terminating pregnancies up to 24 weeks? SC on abortion law

India Today  

The Supreme Court on Friday stressed the need to bring unmarried women at parity with married women with regard to termination of pregnancy under the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act 1971. While saying that there’s no logical reason for such differentiation, Justice Chandrachud remarked, “An unmarried girl who is a major and suffers an unwanted pregnancy, why should she be …

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