Medical Termination of Pregnancy

Apex court rejects plea to abort down syndrome fetus

On: February 28, 2017

New Delhi: “We have a life in our hands”, the Supreme Court said February 28 as it dismissed a plea by a woman who wanted to abort her pregnancy of 26 weeks as the foetus suffered from ‘down syndrome’. The apex court said it understood the “anxiety” of the 37-year-oldContinue Reading

SC allows Mumbai rape victim to medically terminate 24 week pregnancy

By: Matters India

On: July 25, 2016

In: National

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Monday allowed a petitioner, who is a rape victim, to medically terminate her 24 week pregnancy as the abnormalities in foetus have been confirmed by the report of the Medical Board. The medical report says continuation with the pregnancy may gravely endanger the physicalContinue Reading