'What About Right Of Child In Womb?' : Supreme Court Rejects Plea To Abort 30-Week Pregnancy
10 months, 1 week ago

'What About Right Of Child In Womb?' : Supreme Court Rejects Plea To Abort 30-Week Pregnancy

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a petition filed by a woman seeking termination of her pregnancy which crossed 30 weeks of gestational age.A bench comprising Justices BR Gavai, Sandeep Mehta and SVN Bhatti was considering a Special Leave Petition filed against the judgment delivered by the Delhi High Court on May 3 dismissing the woman's plea. The Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a petition filed by a woman seeking termination of her pregnancy which crossed 30 weeks of gestational age. A bench comprising Justices BR Gavai, Sandeep Mehta and SVN Bhatti was considering a Special Leave Petition filed against the judgment delivered by the Delhi High Court on May 3 dismissing the woman's plea. 22763-2024 Related : Medical Board Must Report Physical & Mental Health Of Pregnant Person Even If Pregnancy Is Above 24-Weeks & There Are No Foetal Abnormalities: Supreme Court

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Fully Developed Foetus Has Right To Enter This World, Live A Healthy Life: Rajasthan High Court Declines Termination Of 30 Weeks Pregnancy
3 months, 1 week ago

Fully Developed Foetus Has Right To Enter This World, Live A Healthy Life: Rajasthan High Court Declines Termination Of 30 Weeks Pregnancy

Live Law  

While rejecting the application for termination of 30 weeks pregnancy by an alleged rape victim, the Rajasthan High Court reiterated that a fully developed foetus also has the right to life under Article 21 of the Constitution. The fully developed fetus also has right to life under Article 21 of the Constitution of India to enter in this world and …

Mental health risk: Delhi HC allows woman to abort 22-week foetus
7 months, 1 week ago

Mental health risk: Delhi HC allows woman to abort 22-week foetus

Hindustan Times  

The Delhi high court has permitted a 27-year-old woman to abort her 22-week foetus, on the grounds that the continuation of her pregnancy posed a risk to her mental well-being. “The court is of the opinion that the continuation of the ongoing pregnancy of the petitioner poses a risk to her mental well-being considering the reasonably foreseeable environment for both …

HC allows 28-week pregnant woman awaiting divorce to abort foetus
7 months, 1 week ago

HC allows 28-week pregnant woman awaiting divorce to abort foetus

Hindustan Times  

In a significant order, the Punjab and Haryana high court has allowed a 28-week pregnant woman to abort the foetus even as she has yet to file for dissolution of marriage. While allowing the woman’s plea for termination of pregnancy, the court referred to a Supreme Court judgment wherein it was held “the right of a woman to have a …

SC Rejects Plea Seeking Permission to Terminate Over 25-week Pregnancy
9 months, 3 weeks ago

SC Rejects Plea Seeking Permission to Terminate Over 25-week Pregnancy

News 18  

The Supreme Court has rejected a plea filed by a woman seeking permission to terminate her over 25-week pregnancy, but refrained from making public the reasons for its decision to protect her privacy. A vacation bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Satish Chandra Sharma perused a report filed by the All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Delhi which was …

'Foetus Has Fundamental Right To Live': SC Rejects Plea For 27-Week-Pregnancy Termination
10 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
10 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
10 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
10 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 …

Medical Board Must Report Physical & Mental Health Of Pregnant Person Even If Pregnancy Is Above 24-Weeks & There Are No Foetal Abnormalities: Supreme Court
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Medical Board Must Report Physical & Mental Health Of Pregnant Person Even If Pregnancy Is Above 24-Weeks & There Are No Foetal Abnormalities: Supreme Court

Live Law  

In an important judgment, the Supreme Court observed that when a medical board formed in terms of the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act 1971 examines a pregnant person with a gestational age above twenty-four weeks, it must opine about the physical and mental health of the person, even if there are no substantial foetal abnormalities.The bench comprising Chief Justice of …

Kerala HC allows termination of 27-week pregnancy
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Kerala HC allows termination of 27-week pregnancy

The Hindu  

The Kerala High Court has allowed a woman to medically terminate her 27-week pregnancy in view of a medical board report that the foetus has substantial abnormalities. However, the hospital authorities told them that as the gestational age of the foetus was over 25 weeks, termination of pregnancy could be done only after obtaining orders from the court. Multiple congenital …

SC Allows Abortion for 30-Week Pregnant Minor Rape Victim, Understanding Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act
11 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
11 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 …

Supreme Court allows 14-year-old rape survivor to abort 30-week pregnancy
11 months ago

Supreme Court allows 14-year-old rape survivor to abort 30-week pregnancy

India TV News  

Supreme Court allows 14-year-old rape survivor to abort 30-week pregnancy Following a plea by her mother challenging the Bombay High Court’s decision denying the termination of the pregnancy due to its advanced stage, the top court ordered the minor’s medical examination on April 19. In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court has overturned an order by the Bombay High Court, …

Kerala HC rejects plea to abort 30-week pregnancy of minor rape survivor
1 year, 3 months ago

Kerala HC rejects plea to abort 30-week pregnancy of minor rape survivor

New Indian Express  

"Apodictically, this is not a case where the victim child's health is a risk on account of the pregnancy; nor are there any lethal foetal abnormalities detected. "That said, no doubt, the child is still very young - just 13 to 14 years in age, and what happened to her is certainly statutory rape," the Court clarified. "This Court is …

Supreme Court allows surrogacy, strikes down rule banning use of donor gametes
1 year, 5 months 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 …

‘Incorrect to Call It Abortion’: Medical Fraternity Divided on SC’s Rejection of Plea to End 26-Week Pregnancy
1 year, 5 months ago

‘Incorrect to Call It Abortion’: Medical Fraternity Divided on SC’s Rejection of Plea to End 26-Week Pregnancy

News 18  

On Monday, the Supreme Court dismissed the request of a married woman to terminate her pregnancy which had progressed beyond 26 weeks. C-Section is avoided.” “For instance,” she said citing examples from other countries, “such drugs are injected but only in cases where the foetus has a proven anomaly such as Down Syndrome or the mother’s life is at critical …

Abortion Case: SC Rejects Plea
1 year, 5 months ago

Abortion Case: SC Rejects Plea

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday rejected plea for permission to abort a foetus over 26 weeks old and said medical report had revealed that it was not suffering from any abnormality and that giving permission for a pre-term delivery carried the risk of it developing a lifelong physical and mental disability. A day later, however, one of the …

Supreme Court refuses to permit married woman to terminate her over 26-week pregnancy
1 year, 5 months ago

Supreme Court refuses to permit married woman to terminate her over 26-week pregnancy

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on Monday declined a married woman’s plea to medically terminate her 26-week pregnancy, saying the court is averse to ordering doctors to “stop the heartbeat” of the foetus when medical reports say she will give birth to a “viable baby”. Chandrachud made it clear that the woman cannot claim an “absolute, overriding right” to abort, especially when …

'Find Out Condition Of Foetus': SC Tells AIIMS On Aborting 26-Week-Old Pregnancy
1 year, 5 months ago

'Find Out Condition Of Foetus': SC Tells AIIMS On Aborting 26-Week-Old Pregnancy

The Quint  

A three-judge bench of the Supreme Court, hearing an abortion plea for a 26-week old pregnancy on Friday, 13 October, has asked the All India Institute of Medical Sciences to submit a report on the foetus' and the pregnant woman's by Monday, 16 October. The apex court asked AIIMS to study: if the "foetus is suffering from any substantial abnormality" …

SC urges woman to reconsider her decision to do away with third pregnancy
1 year, 5 months ago

SC urges woman to reconsider her decision to do away with third pregnancy

The Hindu  

A three-judge Bench headed by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud on Thursday urged a married woman to reconsider her decision to do away with her third pregnancy, which has now crossed 26 weeks. Chief Justice Chandrachud said that as much as the court respected the woman’s right to reproductive autonomy, it could not be oblivious to the rights of …

'Want us to tell doctors to stop fetal heart?' SC remark in abortion hearing
1 year, 5 months ago

'Want us to tell doctors to stop fetal heart?' SC remark in abortion hearing

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday made strong observations while hearing the Centre's petition seeking revocation of its October 9 order that allowed a married woman to terminate her 26-week pregnancy. The case was referred to the CJI-led bench after a two-judge bench on Wednesday gave a split verdict on the Centre's petition for recall of its October 9 …

Supreme Court divided on married woman’s right to abort 26-week pregnancy
1 year, 5 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, 5 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 …

Right to choose pregnancy vests with the woman, not the medical board: Bombay HC
2 years, 2 months ago

Right to choose pregnancy vests with the woman, not the medical board: Bombay HC

India Today  

A woman has the right to choose whether to continue her pregnancy or not and the decision is hers and hers alone to make, the Bombay High Court ruled, allowing a woman to terminate her 32-week pregnancy after the foetus was detected with severe abnormalities. READ | Bombay HC rejects plea for abortion at 31 weeks, cites deformity due to …

South Carolina Supreme Court strikes down anti-abortion law
2 years, 2 months ago

South Carolina Supreme Court strikes down anti-abortion law

The Independent  

Sign up for the daily Inside Washington email for exclusive US coverage and analysis sent to your inbox Get our free Inside Washington email Get our free Inside Washington email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Supreme Court of South Carolina has struck down the …

What Constitutes Substantial Foetal Abnormalities Under Medical Termination Of Pregnancy Act? Delhi High Court Explains
2 years, 3 months 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. …

Mother's Choice & Quality Of Unborn Child's Life Deciding Factors For Final Decision: Delhi High Court On Termination Of Pregnancy With Fetal Abnormalities
2 years, 3 months ago

Mother's Choice & Quality Of Unborn Child's Life Deciding Factors For Final Decision: Delhi High Court On Termination Of Pregnancy With Fetal Abnormalities

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday ruled that ultimate choice in the pregnancy cases involving fetal abnormalities is of the mother and emphasised that the medical boards in such cases must give qualitative reports. "In conclusion, the Court holds that the ultimate decision in such cases ought to recognize the choice of the mother, as also, the possibility of a …

Mother's Choice & Quality Of Unborn Child's Life Deciding Factors For Final Decision: Delhi High Court On Termination Of Pregnancy With Fetal Abnormalities
2 years, 3 months ago

Mother's Choice & Quality Of Unborn Child's Life Deciding Factors For Final Decision: Delhi High Court On Termination Of Pregnancy With Fetal Abnormalities

Live Law  

The Delhi High Court on Tuesday ruled that ultimate choice in the pregnancy cases involving fetal abnormalities is of the mother and emphasised that the medical boards in such cases must give qualitative reports. "In conclusion, the Court holds that the ultimate decision in such cases ought to recognize the choice of the mother, as also, the possibility of a …

Are We Only Looking At A Society With Just Perfect Children? Delhi High Court On Ethical Concerns In MTP Cases With Fetal Abnormalities
2 years, 3 months ago

Are We Only Looking At A Society With Just Perfect Children? Delhi High Court On Ethical Concerns In MTP Cases With Fetal Abnormalities

Live Law  

Hearing a plea moved by a 26-year-old married woman seeking medical termination of her foetus of over 33 weeks suffering from cerebral abnormalities, the Delhi High Court on Monday contemplated over "ethical concerns" in similar cases seeking medical termination of pregnancy with fetal abnormalities. The report was submitted to the court in the evening stating that the medical board had …

Punjab and Haryana High Court Allows Minor Rape Victim's Plea For Termination Of Pregnancy Of 26 Weeks
2 years, 4 months ago

Punjab and Haryana High Court Allows Minor Rape Victim's Plea For Termination Of Pregnancy Of 26 Weeks

Live Law  

Allowing a 17-year-old rape victim to get her pregnancy of 26 weeks terminated at a hospital, the Punjab and Haryana High Court recently observed that the child, if born, would be a reminder of trauma and agony for the minor.Justice Vinod S. Bhardwaj in the ruling said, "As an unwanted child, the member is also likely to either live a …

SC Notice to Centre on Plea Against Age Restriction on Women's Reproductive Rights
2 years, 4 months ago

SC Notice to Centre on Plea Against Age Restriction on Women's Reproductive Rights

News 18  

The Supreme Court has sought response from the Centre on a plea against the age restriction of 35 years on women’s reproductive rights for conducting pre-conception and pre-natal diagnostic tests. A bench of Justices S K Kaul and Abhay S Oka issued notice to the Union government and others on a plea filed by an advocate contending that the age …

Supreme Court declines to hear fetal personhood case
2 years, 5 months ago

Supreme Court declines to hear fetal personhood case

CNN  

CNN — The Supreme Court declined on Tuesday to wade into the so-called fetal personhood debate, deciding not to take up a case out of Rhode Island over whether fetuses should have constitutional rights. A Catholic group and two pregnant women wanted to sue on behalf of the women’s unborn fetuses, but the Rhode Island Supreme Court – citing Roe …

Supreme Court ruling will help promote safe abortions, say medical experts
2 years, 5 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 …

Denying safe abortion to single women with pregnancies up to 24 weeks is violative of their reproductive rights, bodily autonomy: Supreme Court
2 years, 5 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 …

A law, without a flaw: on availing abortion services
2 years, 7 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 …

Unmarried Woman's Right To Seek Abortion : Supreme Court Posts Matter For Hearing On August 10; Seeks Union's Views
2 years, 7 months ago

Unmarried Woman's Right To Seek Abortion : Supreme Court Posts Matter For Hearing On August 10; Seeks Union's Views

Live Law  

In a plea filed by a 25 year old unmarried woman seeking medical termination of her 24 week pregnancy, the Supreme Court, on Friday, reflected on ways to extend the benefit of Section 3 of the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971, to unmarried women so that they can The Court had on July 21 passed an ad-interim order prima …

Bombay High Court Refuses Mentally Challenged Rape Victim To Terminate 35-Week Pregnancy Citing Health Risk
2 years, 7 months ago

Bombay High Court Refuses Mentally Challenged Rape Victim To Terminate 35-Week Pregnancy Citing Health Risk

Live Law  

The Bombay High Court has refused to allow a mentally challenged rape victim to terminate her 35-week pregnancy after a board of medical experts opined it was a high risk to maternal health. A division bench of Justices Gangapurwala and AS Doctor said that the court would be guided by the report of the Expert Committee, but since the pregnancy …

Bombay HC rejects plea for abortion at 31 weeks, cites deformity due to premature birth
2 years, 7 months ago

Bombay HC rejects plea for abortion at 31 weeks, cites deformity due to premature birth

India Today  

The Bombay High Court has rejected a woman’s plea to abort a 31-week pregnancy, citing deformity due to premature birth. The bench of Justices SV Gangapurwala and MJ Jamdar of the Bombay HC, after hearing two Medical Termination of Pregnancy matters, allowed one woman to terminate and the other was rejected permission. While refusing to allow a woman to abort, …

SC permits abortion at 24 weeks: ‘A woman’s right to reproductive choice..’
2 years, 8 months ago

SC permits abortion at 24 weeks: ‘A woman’s right to reproductive choice..’

Live Mint  

The Supreme Court on Thursday expanded the scope of the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act and has included unmarried women to it, in a landmark order. “A woman's right to reproductive choice is an inseparable part of her personal liberty under Article 21 of the Constitution and she has a sacrosanct right to bodily integrity,” the Supreme Court said according …

Women have right to safe abortion: Supreme Court
2 years, 8 months ago

Women have right to safe abortion: Supreme Court

The Hindu  

Denying an unmarried woman the right to a safe abortion violates her personal autonomy and freedom, the Supreme Court held in an order on Thursday. The lower court had taken an "unduly restrictive view" that her plea for a safe abortion was not covered under the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act as the pregnancy arose from a consensual relationship outside …

Unmarried woman moves SC challenging Delhi HC order denying permission to terminate pregnancy
2 years, 8 months ago

Unmarried woman moves SC challenging Delhi HC order denying permission to terminate pregnancy

India Today  

After the Delhi High Court order refused to allow an unmarried woman to undergo medical termination of pregnancy at 23 weeks, observing it is not permitted under the abortion law after 20 weeks for pregnancy arising out of a consensual relationship, the 25-year-old woman on Tuesday moved the Supreme Court seeking relief. DELHI HC DENIES PERMISSION The Delhi High Court, …

Pregnant mentally-ill woman can have C-section against her will, judge rules
3 years ago

Pregnant mentally-ill woman can have C-section against her will, judge rules

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. Mr Justice Francis decided doctors could lawfully perform a …

HC Allows Termination of Over 30-week Pregnancy as Foetus Has Rare Chromosomal Disorder
3 years, 2 months ago

HC Allows Termination of Over 30-week Pregnancy as Foetus Has Rare Chromosomal Disorder

News 18  

The Delhi High Court has allowed a woman to terminate her over 30-week pregnancy as the foetus had a rare chromosomal disorder and said had she given birth, the child would have such substantial abnormalities that normal life might have never been an option. But when considered in light of the medical opinion, which clearly suggests that the foetus is …

"Mother Cannot Be Deprived Of Freedom To Take Decision To Continue Or Not Continue With Pregnancy": Delhi HC Allows Termination Of 28 Weeks Foetus
3 years, 2 months ago

"Mother Cannot Be Deprived Of Freedom To Take Decision To Continue Or Not Continue With Pregnancy": Delhi HC Allows Termination Of 28 Weeks Foetus

Live Law  

Observing that reproductive choice is a facet of reproductive rights of a woman and a dimension of her personal liberty, the Delhi High Court allowed termination of 28 weeks foetus of a 33 year old woman. Justice Jyoti Singh also observed that the mother cannot be deprived of the freedom to take a decision to continue or not to continue …

US Supreme Court to hear challenge to Mississippi abortion law
3 years, 3 months ago

US Supreme Court to hear challenge to Mississippi abortion law

Raw Story  

A US Supreme Court shifted to the right by Donald Trump is to hear a case this week that may roll back 50 years of abortion rights. The Supreme Court's rulings did not put an end, however, to conservative and religious opposition to abortion, and anti-abortion activists believe their moment may have finally arrived after years of political and legal …

Supreme Court set to take up all-or-nothing abortion fight
3 years, 3 months ago

Supreme Court set to take up all-or-nothing abortion fight

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — Both sides are telling the Supreme Court there’s no middle ground in Wednesday’s showdown over abortion. On the other side, abortion opponents argue that the court essentially invented abortion law in Roe and Casey, and shouldn’t repeat that mistake in this case. They can either overrule the two big cases, Jipping said, “or they’re going to have to …

Supreme Court set to take up all-or-nothing abortion fight
3 years, 3 months ago

Supreme Court set to take up all-or-nothing abortion fight

LA Times  

The Supreme Court is seen at dusk in Washington on Oct. 22. “There are no half measures here,” said Sherif Girgis, a Notre Dame law professor who once served as a law clerk for Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. A ruling that overturned Roe and the 1992 case of Planned Parenthood vs. Casey would lead to outright bans or severe …

Govt notifies new rules allowing abortion till 24 weeks of pregnancy in case of minors, rape survivors
3 years, 5 months ago

Govt notifies new rules allowing abortion till 24 weeks of pregnancy in case of minors, rape survivors

India TV News  

Govt notifies new rules allowing abortion till 24 weeks of pregnancy in case of minors, rape survivors Earlier, abortion required the opinion of one doctor if it is done within 12 weeks of conception and two doctors if it is done between 12 and 20 weeks. According to the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Rules, 2021, these categories include survivors of …

Centre notifies new rules that allow abortion till 24 weeks of pregnancy for certain categories of women
3 years, 5 months ago

Centre notifies new rules that allow abortion till 24 weeks of pregnancy for certain categories of women

The Hindu  

The government has notified new rules under which the upper limit for termination of a pregnancy has been increased from 20 to 24 weeks for certain categories of women. According to the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Rules, 2021, these categories include survivors of sexual assault or rape or incest, minors and women whose marital status changes during an ongoing pregnancy …

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