The Allahabad High Court sharply criticised state authorities for their persistent failure to act promptly on a plea seeking medical termination of pregnancy for a minor rape survivor with mental disability. The Court highlighted delays that adversely affected the victim’s access to timely medical care.
AIIMS has moved the Delhi High Court against an order permitting a 16-year-old rape survivor to terminate her 27-week pregnancy. The institute warned of risks to her future reproductive health.
In a recent turn of events, the Supreme Court of India witnessed a division in opinion among its bench members regarding a pivotal abortion case. As a result, the matter is slated for a fresh hearing. The disagreement among the bench members arose when they were deliberating on the legalities surrounding a woman’s plea to […]
