Source: thelogicalindian.com The Madras High Court has said that a woman can terminate her 20-week old unwanted pregnancy on her own without taking permission from the court or the medical board. The court made this observation on 19 June, while disposing of a petition by a rape victim who approached the court for permission to
Source: scroll.in The Madras High Court on Friday said a rape victim need not approach a medical board or the judiciary to terminate a pregnancy less than 20 weeks long, PTI reported. Justice N Anand Venkatesh said that Section 3 of the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971, said pregnancies that were less than 12
Source: timesofindia A rape survivor is eligible for medical termination of pregnancy (MTP) as the unwanted pregnancy is a threat to her life, the Kerala High Court has held. The court’s ruling came even as a bill containing a recommendation for allowing MTP in rape cases, if the pregnancy is less than six months old,
Source – indianexpress.com In a special sitting on Sunday, the Jharkhand High Court allowed medical termination of pregnancy of a 15-year-old rape victim from East Singhbhum district. The court relied on the opinion given by a medical board of Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS), which said that the risk to life of the girl
