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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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Supreme Court Allows Unmarried Woman To End Pregnancy At 24 Weeks
In a significant order, the Supreme Court Thursday expanded the scope of the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act to include "unmarried woman" and allowed a woman to abort her 24-weeks pregnancy arising out of a consensual relationship.
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Ensure Timely Aid To Rape Survivors For Abortion: Rajasthan High Court
The Rajasthan High Court has directed the state government to frame guidelines to ensure that women who become pregnant due to rape are provided timely legal and medical assistance so they can exercise their reproductive choice in terms of the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act.
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Pregnancy Law Will Be Tweaked Soon, Centre Tells Madras High Court
The central government on Thursday informed the Madras High Court bench here that the Health Ministry will again initiate the process for amending the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act.
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Supreme Court Refuses To Amend Medical Termination Of Pregnancy Act
The Supreme Court today declined to amend an Act which prohibits termination of pregnancy beyond 20 weeks saying that the issue fell within the legislative realm.
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Mumbai Gynaecologist Who's Helping Six Women's Plea For Abortion
Mumbai: They didn’t pop open boxes of sweets or send out excited phone messages when their first child was born at public hospital on a rainy Mumbai night in July. The couple had known from the 24th week of the pregnancy that their child would be born with Arnold Chiari Type II syndrome – a structural defect in the brain. Since abortions in Ind...
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Pune Woman Has Foetus Without Skull Or Brain, Can Abort: Top Court
A young woman in Pune, carrying a foetus, which does not have a skull or a brain can undergo abortion, the Supreme Court ruled today. The woman is 24 weeks pregnant.
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10-Year-Old Child To Give Birth Will Need Long-Term Counselling: Experts
The 10-year-old child who will soon give birth -- with the Supreme Court on Friday dismissing a plea to allow her to terminate her 32-week pregnancy - may need years of sustained counselling centred on respect, rehabilitation and resilience, experts say.
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Supreme Court Forms 7-Doctor Medical Board Over Woman's Plea For Abortion
A report submitted to the Supreme Court bench by a doctor said that the 24-week foetus suffers from serious abnormalities and might not even survive the first surgery.
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Gujarat High Court Allows Termination Of Pregnancy Of 15-Year-Old Rape Survivor
The Gujarat High Court on Monday ordered termination of pregnancy of a 15-year-old rape survivor.
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14-Year-Old Rape Survivor Gets Gujarat High Court Nod To End 22-Week Pregnancy
The Gujarat High Court has allowed termination of 22-week pregnancy of a 14-year-old rape survivor, holding abortion was in the "best interest" of the teenager.
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Gujarat High Court Allows Abortion Of Rape Victim's 8-Week Foetus
The Gujarat High Court has allowed a 16-year-old rape victim to abort her eight-week foetus under proper medical care, on a plea by her parents.
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Gangraped Woman Files Plea in Gujarat High Court to Terminate Her Pregnancy
A woman, who became pregnant after she was allegedly raped by seven men, filed a plea before the High Court today seeking termination of her pregnancy, stating that her husband may not accept her if she gave birth to the child.
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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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Supreme Court Allows Unmarried Woman To End Pregnancy At 24 Weeks
In a significant order, the Supreme Court Thursday expanded the scope of the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act to include "unmarried woman" and allowed a woman to abort her 24-weeks pregnancy arising out of a consensual relationship.
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Ensure Timely Aid To Rape Survivors For Abortion: Rajasthan High Court
The Rajasthan High Court has directed the state government to frame guidelines to ensure that women who become pregnant due to rape are provided timely legal and medical assistance so they can exercise their reproductive choice in terms of the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act.
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Pregnancy Law Will Be Tweaked Soon, Centre Tells Madras High Court
The central government on Thursday informed the Madras High Court bench here that the Health Ministry will again initiate the process for amending the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act.
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Supreme Court Refuses To Amend Medical Termination Of Pregnancy Act
The Supreme Court today declined to amend an Act which prohibits termination of pregnancy beyond 20 weeks saying that the issue fell within the legislative realm.
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Mumbai Gynaecologist Who's Helping Six Women's Plea For Abortion
Mumbai: They didn’t pop open boxes of sweets or send out excited phone messages when their first child was born at public hospital on a rainy Mumbai night in July. The couple had known from the 24th week of the pregnancy that their child would be born with Arnold Chiari Type II syndrome – a structural defect in the brain. Since abortions in Ind...
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Pune Woman Has Foetus Without Skull Or Brain, Can Abort: Top Court
A young woman in Pune, carrying a foetus, which does not have a skull or a brain can undergo abortion, the Supreme Court ruled today. The woman is 24 weeks pregnant.
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10-Year-Old Child To Give Birth Will Need Long-Term Counselling: Experts
The 10-year-old child who will soon give birth -- with the Supreme Court on Friday dismissing a plea to allow her to terminate her 32-week pregnancy - may need years of sustained counselling centred on respect, rehabilitation and resilience, experts say.
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Supreme Court Forms 7-Doctor Medical Board Over Woman's Plea For Abortion
A report submitted to the Supreme Court bench by a doctor said that the 24-week foetus suffers from serious abnormalities and might not even survive the first surgery.
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Gujarat High Court Allows Termination Of Pregnancy Of 15-Year-Old Rape Survivor
The Gujarat High Court on Monday ordered termination of pregnancy of a 15-year-old rape survivor.
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14-Year-Old Rape Survivor Gets Gujarat High Court Nod To End 22-Week Pregnancy
The Gujarat High Court has allowed termination of 22-week pregnancy of a 14-year-old rape survivor, holding abortion was in the "best interest" of the teenager.
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Gujarat High Court Allows Abortion Of Rape Victim's 8-Week Foetus
The Gujarat High Court has allowed a 16-year-old rape victim to abort her eight-week foetus under proper medical care, on a plea by her parents.
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Gangraped Woman Files Plea in Gujarat High Court to Terminate Her Pregnancy
A woman, who became pregnant after she was allegedly raped by seven men, filed a plea before the High Court today seeking termination of her pregnancy, stating that her husband may not accept her if she gave birth to the child.
