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Pregnant Minor Rape Survivor Agrees To Give Birth After Moving Delhi High Court
A minor rape survivor who moved the Delhi High Court with a plea to terminate her 30-week pregnancy has agreed to give birth to the child, who would be given for adoption.
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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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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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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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On Woman Seeking To Terminate 27-Week Pregnancy, Court Order To AIIMS
The Delhi High Court Wednesday asked the AIIMS to constitute a medical board to examine a woman who seeks to terminate her 27-week pregnancy saying the foetus suffers from abnormalities and that the chances of its survival are remote.
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Court Allows Minor Rape Survivor To Terminate 24-Week Pregnancy
The Bombay High Court today allowed a minor rape survivor to terminate her 24-week pregnancy, considering her "tender age" and the fact that she had already suffered enough trauma.
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SC Accepts Woman's Abortion Plea For Her 26 Week Foetus
The Supreme Court permitted the woman to abort her 26 week foetus on medical grounds, forging it as an exceptional case to the existing Medical Termination Of Pregnancy Act.
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Haryana Government To Use Smartphones To Check Sex Determination Tests
Haryana government has decided to provide "smartphones" to the deocy customers sent by the authorities to the centres alleged to be involved in the business of illegal sex determination and female foeticide, in an effort to ensure effective implementation of MTP and PC and PNDT act, a senior official said today.
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Pregnant Minor Rape Survivor Agrees To Give Birth After Moving Delhi High Court
A minor rape survivor who moved the Delhi High Court with a plea to terminate her 30-week pregnancy has agreed to give birth to the child, who would be given for adoption.
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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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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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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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On Woman Seeking To Terminate 27-Week Pregnancy, Court Order To AIIMS
The Delhi High Court Wednesday asked the AIIMS to constitute a medical board to examine a woman who seeks to terminate her 27-week pregnancy saying the foetus suffers from abnormalities and that the chances of its survival are remote.
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Court Allows Minor Rape Survivor To Terminate 24-Week Pregnancy
The Bombay High Court today allowed a minor rape survivor to terminate her 24-week pregnancy, considering her "tender age" and the fact that she had already suffered enough trauma.
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SC Accepts Woman's Abortion Plea For Her 26 Week Foetus
The Supreme Court permitted the woman to abort her 26 week foetus on medical grounds, forging it as an exceptional case to the existing Medical Termination Of Pregnancy Act.
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Haryana Government To Use Smartphones To Check Sex Determination Tests
Haryana government has decided to provide "smartphones" to the deocy customers sent by the authorities to the centres alleged to be involved in the business of illegal sex determination and female foeticide, in an effort to ensure effective implementation of MTP and PC and PNDT act, a senior official said today.
