Supreme Court rejects plea of woman seeking pregnancy termination, says ‘state may take care of child after birth’
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The top court said the challenge to pregnancy termination law will be dealt with in separate proceedings and the present case would be limited between the petitioner and the state. The bench was hearing arguments on the Centre's application, which sought a recall of the apex court's 9 October permitting the 27-year-old woman, a mother of two, to undergo termination of pregnancy at AIIMS.
According to the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act, the upper limit for the termination of pregnancy is 24 weeks for married women, special categories including survivors of rape, and other vulnerable women such as the differently-abled and minors. The issue arose after the AIIMS medical board's one of the doctors sent an e-mail on 10 October saying the foetus had a strong possibility of survival.
The matter came up before the CJI-led bench after a two-judge bench on Wednesday gave a split verdict on the Centre's plea for recall of its 9 October order granting permission to the woman to end her pregnancy. With agency inputs."Exciting news! Mint is now on WhatsApp Channels
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