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”. The bench delivered the verdict on the interpretation of the MTP Act and whether unmarried women or single women can be allowed like their married counterparts the benefit of abortion up to 24 weeks. Observing there is a need to “fine-tune” the provisions in the MTP rules, the top court had also said it would like to add a category of women, who suffer desertion irrespective of marital status, to the seven categories of women eligible to seek abortion till 24 weeks of pregnancy. Insisting on a “forward-looking” approach, the Supreme Court on August 7 opined that any discrimination between married and unmarried women in respect of the medical termination of pregnancy law in India that does not allow a single woman to go for abortion after 20 weeks, violates her personal autonomy.

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'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 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 …

India’s top court allows 14-year-old rape survivor to abort at 30 weeks to ‘protect her mental well-being’
8 months ago

India’s top court allows 14-year-old rape survivor to abort at 30 weeks to ‘protect her mental well-being’

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 India's Supreme Court has allowed …

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 …

SC orders medical examination of minor rape survivor seeking termination of 28-week pregnancy
8 months ago

SC orders medical examination of minor rape survivor seeking termination of 28-week pregnancy

The Hindu  

The Supreme Court on April 19 directed the medical examination of a 14-year-old rape survivor who is 28 weeks pregnant. The court directed the medical examination to be conducted on Saturday at Mumbai’s Sion Hospital by a board of doctors. The Bench, assisted by Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati, found that the High Court’s decision was arrived without evaluating the …

'Denial Of Dignity Leads To Injustice, Agony Of Unborn Child': P&H High Court Allows Termination Of Pregnancy For 13 Yr-Old Rape Victim
8 months, 3 weeks ago

'Denial Of Dignity Leads To Injustice, Agony Of Unborn Child': P&H High Court Allows Termination Of Pregnancy For 13 Yr-Old Rape Victim

Live Law  

Observing that "life is not just about being able to breathe, rather it is about being able to live with dignity", the Punjab & Haryana High Court has allowed termination of the 21-week pregnancy of a 13-year-old rape victim.According to the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, termination of the pregnancy can be allowed by the two registered medical practitioners for …

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 …

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 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 …

SC allows rape survivor to terminate pregnancy, says conception outside marriage is injurious
1 year, 4 months ago

SC allows rape survivor to terminate pregnancy, says conception outside marriage is injurious

Firstpost  

The top court said in Indian society within the institution of marriage, pregnancy is a reason for joy and celebration not only for the couple but for the family and friends Observing that pregnancy outside marriage is injurious and a cause of stress, the Supreme Court on Monday allowed a rape survivor to undergo medical termination of her over 27-week …

SC allows rape survivor to terminate pregnancy, raps Gujarat High Court
1 year, 4 months ago

SC allows rape survivor to terminate pregnancy, raps Gujarat High Court

Deccan Chronicle  

New Delhi: Observing that pregnancy outside marriage is injurious and a cause of stress, the Supreme Court on Monday allowed a rape survivor to undergo medical termination of her over 27-week pregnancy. Taking note of the survivor's medical report, a bench of Justices B V Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan said the Gujarat High Court was not right in rejecting the …

Denying a rape survivor right to terminate pregnancy is denying her right to live with dignity: HC
1 year, 5 months ago

Denying a rape survivor right to terminate pregnancy is denying her right to live with dignity: HC

Hindustan Times  

A woman cannot be forced to give birth to the child of a man who has sexually assaulted her, the Allahabad high court has observed. “In the case of sexual assault, denying a woman the right to say no to medical termination of pregnancy and fasten her with the responsibility of motherhood would amount to denying her human right to …

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 …

Marital Rape | Supreme Court To Hear Pleas Seeking To Criminalize Marital Rape On May 9, 2023
1 year, 9 months ago

Marital Rape | Supreme Court To Hear Pleas Seeking To Criminalize Marital Rape On May 9, 2023

Live Law  

The Supreme Court on Wednesday listed the pleas concerning the constitutional validity of the Marital Rape exception on May 9, 2023. The batch of petitions, which was listed before a bench comprising Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, Justice PS Narasimha and Justice JB Pardiwala for 21st March 2023, could not be heard then owing to Justice Pardiwala's absence.Accordingly, the matter was. …

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 …

‘Hospitals need to follow SC ruling on late abortion’
1 year, 11 months ago

‘Hospitals need to follow SC ruling on late abortion’

Hindustan Times  

Mumbai: A fortnight after a 24-year-old single woman from Andheri underwent an abortion in the 23rd week of pregnancy after getting permission from the Bombay high court, she has appealed to the Centre to not discriminate between women, and allow single women to abort after 20 weeks. Increasing the permissible abortion term from 20 weeks to 24 weeks was first …

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 …

'Social Stigma Will Be Insurmountable': Uttarakhand HC Allows 13-Year Old Rape Victim To Terminate Pregnancy Of Over 25 Weeks
2 years ago

'Social Stigma Will Be Insurmountable': Uttarakhand HC Allows 13-Year Old Rape Victim To Terminate Pregnancy Of Over 25 Weeks

Live Law  

The Uttarakhand High Court on Wednesday allowed a 13-year-old rape victim to undergo medical termination of over 25 weeks of pregnancy, after the medical board gave its recommendation for the abortion.Justice Sanjaya Kumar Mishra directed the authorities to proceed with termination of pregnancy as expeditiously as possible without any further delay. The Uttarakhand High Court on Wednesday allowed a 13-year-old …

Rajasthan HC allows girl to undergo abortion in 27th week of pregnancy
2 years, 1 month ago

Rajasthan HC allows girl to undergo abortion in 27th week of pregnancy

Hindustan Times  

The Rajasthan high court has allowed a girl, who was allegedly raped, to undergo an abortion in the 27th week of pregnancy on the basis of the report of a medical board constituted to look into the matter. Justice Vinit Kumar Mathur cited the mental trauma the girl suffered because of the unwanted pregnancy and said she has the right …

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 …

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 …

Supreme Court's Verdict On MTP Act Might Pave Way For Criminalization Of Marital Rape In India
2 years, 2 months ago

Supreme Court's Verdict On MTP Act Might Pave Way For Criminalization Of Marital Rape In India

Live Law  

India is one of the few countries in the world that is yet to criminalise martial rape. Supreme Court's ruling on MTP Act and Marital Rape inclusion On September 29, a bench led by Justice DY Chandrachud in X vs Principal Secretary, Health and Family Welfare Department, Govt of NCT Of Delhi, significantly held that the meaning of rape must …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

Sexual assault of wife can take form of rape: Supreme Court
2 years, 2 months ago

Sexual assault of wife can take form of rape: Supreme Court

The Hindu  

Sexual assault by a man of his wife can take the form of rape, the Supreme Court said in a significant judicial recognition of ‘marital rape’ on September 29. But the court also dealt with how married women, like single women, were exposed to sexual assault within the family and suffer forced pregnancies. Justice Chandrachud, who authored the judgment, said …

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 …

SC grants abortion right to unmarried women, acknowledges marital rape
2 years, 2 months ago

SC grants abortion right to unmarried women, acknowledges marital rape

Live Mint  

The Supreme Court on 29 September said that all women whether married or unmarried are entitled to safe and legal abortion till 24 weeks of pregnancy. Single & unmarried women have right to abort under Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act & rules till 24 weeks of pregnancy.” Distinction between married and unmarried women under abortion laws is artificial, constitutionally unsustainable, …

All women have right to safe, legal abortion: India’s top court
2 years, 2 months ago

All women have right to safe, legal abortion: India’s top court

Al Jazeera  

Supreme Court says a woman’s lack of marital status cannot deny her the choice to abort a pregnancy at any time up to 24 weeks. India’s Supreme Court has ruled that a woman’s lack of marital status cannot deny her the choice to abort a pregnancy at any time up to 24 weeks, a decision hailed by women’s rights activists. …

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 …

SC favours to include unmarried women under abortion law
2 years, 4 months ago

SC favours to include unmarried women under abortion law

Deccan Chronicle  

NEW DELHI: Insisting on a "forward-looking" approach, the Supreme Court has opined that any discrimination between married and unmarried women in respect of medical termination of pregnancy law in India that does not allow a single woman to go for abortion after 20 weeks, violates her personal autonomy. It shows that they have considered unmarried women also in the bracket …

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 …

Unmarried Woman's Right To Seek Abortion : Supreme Court Posts Matter For Hearing On August 10; Seeks Union's Views
2 years, 4 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 HC rejects plea for abortion at 31 weeks, cites deformity due to premature birth
2 years, 4 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, …

Explained | How will the Supreme Court ruling on abortion impact women?
2 years, 5 months ago

Explained | How will the Supreme Court ruling on abortion impact women?

The Hindu  

The story so far: Last week, the Supreme Court of India allowed an unmarried woman to end her pregnancy at 24 weeks, after the Delhi High Court refused to allow it, citing the provisions of the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act. The 25-year-old unmarried woman came to the Supreme Court on appeal after the Delhi High Court turned down her …

No basis to deny abortion to unmarried women, says SC as it allows plea to terminate 24-week pregnancy
2 years, 5 months ago

No basis to deny abortion to unmarried women, says SC as it allows plea to terminate 24-week pregnancy

India Today  

Overturning a Delhi High Court order, the Supreme Court on Thursday allowed an unmarried woman to abort her pregnancy of 24-weeks arising out of a live-in relationship, subject to an all-clear by medical experts on its safety. The order is significant because it fills in a legislative gap in the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act on an unmarried woman’s right …

Women have right to safe abortion: Supreme Court
2 years, 5 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 …

Can't Deny Unmarried Women Right to Abortion: SC Expands MTP Act, Allows to Abort 24-weeks Fetus
2 years, 5 months ago

Can't Deny Unmarried Women Right to Abortion: SC Expands MTP Act, Allows to Abort 24-weeks Fetus

News 18  

In a significant order, the Supreme Court Thursday expanded the scope of the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act to include unmarried women and allowed a 25-year-old woman to abort her 24-weeks pregnancy arising out of a consensual relationship. The top court said, “a woman’s right to reproductive choice is an inseparable part of her personal liberty under Article 21 of …

Denying Unmarried Woman Right To Safe Abortion Violates Her Personal Autonomy & Freedom : Supreme Court
2 years, 5 months ago

Denying Unmarried Woman Right To Safe Abortion Violates Her Personal Autonomy & Freedom : Supreme Court

Live Law  

"Denying an unmarried woman the right to a safe abortion violates her personal autonomy and freedom", observed the Supreme Court on Thursday while allowing an unmarried woman to seek abortion of her pregnancy of a term of 24 weeks which arose out of a consensual relationship.Passing an ad-interim order to grant relief to the 25-year old woman, the Supreme Court …

SC Overrules Delhi High Court Order, Allows Unmarried Woman To Terminate Pregnancy Of 24 Weeks
2 years, 5 months ago

SC Overrules Delhi High Court Order, Allows Unmarried Woman To Terminate Pregnancy Of 24 Weeks

ABP News  

The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed a pregnant unmarried woman to abort her 24-week foetus. While passing the order the apex court sought report from All India Institute of Medical Sciences on safe abortion of the pregnancy and directed to form a team of 2 experts to report whether abortion is possible without harming the girl, reported ABP News. The …

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