![]() | Procreate or abort is woman’s choice: Kerala HCNews of the pregnancy left her mentally and emotionally disturbed, said the petition, adding that the classmate with whom she was in a relationship, had left the country for higher studies. |
![]() | Bombay HC directs hospital to submit report on minor rape victim seeking to terminate pregnancyUnder the provisions of the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, termination of pregnancy post the 20-week period is not allowed unless permission is taken from the high court. |
![]() | Supreme Court says non-cisgender women may also require access to safe termination of pregnancyIt added the MTP Act recognises the reproductive autonomy of every pregnant woman to choose medical intervention to terminate her pregnancy. |
![]() | Woman can become pregnant by choice irrespective of her marital status: Supreme CourtThe bench added that Article 21 of the Constitution recognises and protects the right of a woman to undergo termination of pregnancy if her mental or physical health is at stake. |
![]() | Marital rape still not an offence say activists post SC's abortion ruling"It is a beginning and they should come out with more and more progressive laws on marital rape because it is a reality," said Woman's rights activist and founder of PARI, Yogita Bhayana. |
![]() | What did the Supreme Court say on abortion, marital rape, and 'persons other than cis-women'?The top court said that the provision to cover only married women will render the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act violative of Article 14; here are other key points from its important ruling. |
![]() | 'Need to fine-tune rules to allow abortion till 24 weeks of pregnancy': SC on MTP ActThe court said it is reserving its verdict on the issue of interpretation of the MTP Act and will include 'unmarried woman' or 'single woman' to allow them the benefit of abortion up to 24 weeks. |
![]() | Kerala High Court allows termination of 26-week foetus of minor girlThe court also ordered that if any request was given by the investigation officer who was investigating the criminal case in this matter, the authorities would take the tissue for a DNA test. |
![]() | HC allows termination of 26-week foetus of minor girlAs per the report of the medical board, the foetus is 26 weeks of gestational age and was free from congenital anomalies as per the ultrasound scan. |
![]() | Kerala HC allows pregnancy termination at 31 weeks to 10-year-old, says ‘ashamed’ that father is rapistThe Kerala High Court on Thursday permitted medical termination of pregnancy (MTP) to a 10-year-old rape victim, who is around 31 weeks pregnant. |
![]() | Govt notifies new rules for allowing abortion till 24 weeks of pregnancy for certain categories of womenEarlier, abortion required the opinion of one doctor if it is done within 12 weeks of conception and two doctors if it is done between 12 and 20 weeks. |
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