Medical Termination Of Pregnancy
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"Violates Right To Life": Supreme Court Clears Pregnant Minor's 31-Week Abortion
"Reproductive choice is a fundamental right," the court reiterated, adding that denying relief would subject the minor to "irreversible consequences".
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Woman Gets Delhi High Court Nod To Medically Terminate 30-Week Pregnancy
A 31-year-old woman has been permitted by the Delhi High Court to medically terminate her pregnancy of around 30 weeks after the fetus was found to have a neuro-developmental disorder.
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Supreme Court Rejects Woman's Request To Terminate Over 25-Week Pregnancy
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.
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Can't End 27-Week Pregnancy, Foetus Has Fundamental Right To Live: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court today 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.
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High Court Allows Woman To Terminate 27-Week Pregnancy In Private Hospital
The Bombay High Court today permitted a woman to terminate her 27-week pregnancy with severe congenital abnormalities at a private hospital as the government-run hospital did not have the facility of selected foetal reduction.
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Supreme Court Orders Medical Exam Of Teen Rape Survivor To Abort 28-Week Pregnancy
The Supreme Court on Friday ordered a medical examination of a 14-year-old alleged rape victim who has sought termination of her 28-week pregnancy.
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Child Marriage Victim Allowed By Court To Get Pregnancy Terminated Over Foetal Abnormalities
The Bombay High Court has permitted a teenager, a victim of child marriage, to undergo medical termination of her 28-week pregnancy on the grounds of foetal abnormalities.
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Kerala High Court Refuses To Allow 14-Year-Old To End 30-Week Pregnancy
The Kerala High Court has refused to allow the medical termination of a 30-week pregnancy of a 14-year-old girl, saying it was in an advanced stage.
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Opinion: Right To Life Of Unborn Vs Woman's Autonomy - No Easy Answers
The Supreme Court has rejected a woman's request to terminate her 26-week pregnancy under the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act,1971 (MTP Act), noting that there was neither any danger to her life nor any foetal abnormality.
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Unborn Child's Rights vs Mother's Choice: Chief Justice's Key Question
A woman's petition to abort her 26-week pregnancy has brought before the Supreme Court the tough task to balance the rights of an unborn child against a mother's bodily autonomy.
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Chief Justice Concerned As Supreme Court Allows Aborting 26-Week Pregnancy
Just 24 hours after the Supreme Court ordered a medical termination of pregnancy of a 26-week-old pregnant mother, the Centre cited a serious dilemma that the unborn child can be alive if aborted.
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Court Issues Guidelines For Termination Of Pregnancies Of Rape Survivors
The Delhi High Court has issued a series of guidelines that need to be followed by doctors and concerned authorities while dealing with cases of medical termination of pregnancy (MTP) of rape survivors.
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High Court Allows Teen Rape Survivor To Terminate 28-week Pregnancy, Asks AIIMS To Preserve Foetus
The Delhi High Court has allowed a 16-year-old pregnant rape survivor to terminate her 28-week pregnancy at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), which has been directed to preserve the foetus for DNA testing.
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Kerala High Court Allows Minor Rape Survivor To Terminate 28-Week Pregnancy
The Kerala High Court has come to the aid of a minor rape survivor by permitting medical termination of her 28-week old pregnancy.
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To Include Unmarried Women Under Abortion Law, Supreme Court's New Move
The Supreme Court will interpret the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act and the related rules to see if unmarried women could be allowed to abort a 24-week pregnancy on medical advice.
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"Violates Right To Life": Supreme Court Clears Pregnant Minor's 31-Week Abortion
"Reproductive choice is a fundamental right," the court reiterated, adding that denying relief would subject the minor to "irreversible consequences".
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Woman Gets Delhi High Court Nod To Medically Terminate 30-Week Pregnancy
A 31-year-old woman has been permitted by the Delhi High Court to medically terminate her pregnancy of around 30 weeks after the fetus was found to have a neuro-developmental disorder.
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Supreme Court Rejects Woman's Request To Terminate Over 25-Week Pregnancy
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.
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Can't End 27-Week Pregnancy, Foetus Has Fundamental Right To Live: Supreme Court
The Supreme Court today 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.
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High Court Allows Woman To Terminate 27-Week Pregnancy In Private Hospital
The Bombay High Court today permitted a woman to terminate her 27-week pregnancy with severe congenital abnormalities at a private hospital as the government-run hospital did not have the facility of selected foetal reduction.
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Supreme Court Orders Medical Exam Of Teen Rape Survivor To Abort 28-Week Pregnancy
The Supreme Court on Friday ordered a medical examination of a 14-year-old alleged rape victim who has sought termination of her 28-week pregnancy.
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Child Marriage Victim Allowed By Court To Get Pregnancy Terminated Over Foetal Abnormalities
The Bombay High Court has permitted a teenager, a victim of child marriage, to undergo medical termination of her 28-week pregnancy on the grounds of foetal abnormalities.
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Kerala High Court Refuses To Allow 14-Year-Old To End 30-Week Pregnancy
The Kerala High Court has refused to allow the medical termination of a 30-week pregnancy of a 14-year-old girl, saying it was in an advanced stage.
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Opinion: Right To Life Of Unborn Vs Woman's Autonomy - No Easy Answers
The Supreme Court has rejected a woman's request to terminate her 26-week pregnancy under the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act,1971 (MTP Act), noting that there was neither any danger to her life nor any foetal abnormality.
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Unborn Child's Rights vs Mother's Choice: Chief Justice's Key Question
A woman's petition to abort her 26-week pregnancy has brought before the Supreme Court the tough task to balance the rights of an unborn child against a mother's bodily autonomy.
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Chief Justice Concerned As Supreme Court Allows Aborting 26-Week Pregnancy
Just 24 hours after the Supreme Court ordered a medical termination of pregnancy of a 26-week-old pregnant mother, the Centre cited a serious dilemma that the unborn child can be alive if aborted.
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Court Issues Guidelines For Termination Of Pregnancies Of Rape Survivors
The Delhi High Court has issued a series of guidelines that need to be followed by doctors and concerned authorities while dealing with cases of medical termination of pregnancy (MTP) of rape survivors.
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High Court Allows Teen Rape Survivor To Terminate 28-week Pregnancy, Asks AIIMS To Preserve Foetus
The Delhi High Court has allowed a 16-year-old pregnant rape survivor to terminate her 28-week pregnancy at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), which has been directed to preserve the foetus for DNA testing.
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Kerala High Court Allows Minor Rape Survivor To Terminate 28-Week Pregnancy
The Kerala High Court has come to the aid of a minor rape survivor by permitting medical termination of her 28-week old pregnancy.
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To Include Unmarried Women Under Abortion Law, Supreme Court's New Move
The Supreme Court will interpret the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act and the related rules to see if unmarried women could be allowed to abort a 24-week pregnancy on medical advice.
