Pregnancy Termination
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AIIMS moves Delhi HC against order allowing termination of pregnancy of minor rape survivor
Delhi | Jul 03, 2025, 02:40 PM ISTArguing before a bench of Chief Justice D K Upadhyaya and Justice Anish Dayal, AIIMS expressed concern that the late-term termination could jeopardise the girl's future reproductive health.
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Minor rape victim allowed to medically terminate 27-week pregnancy, observes Odisha HC
India | Mar 03, 2025, 11:37 PM ISTThe victim, belonging to a Scheduled Tribe community, was repeatedly raped last year by a local youth. Due to threats, she did not disclose the crime until her deteriorating health led her mother to seek medical help.
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Supreme Court upholds right to life of foetus, rejects plea for late-term pregnancy termination
India | May 15, 2024, 03:36 PM ISTThe petitioner's case challenged the Delhi High Court's earlier decision, which similarly denied termination based on the absence of foetal abnormalities and the lack of threat to the mother's health.
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Supreme Court allows 14-year-old rape survivor to abort 30-week pregnancy
India | Apr 22, 2024, 11:39 AM ISTFollowing a plea by her mother challenging the Bombay High Court’s decision denying the termination of the pregnancy due to its advanced stage, the top court ordered the minor’s medical examination on April 19.
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'Can't stop heartbeat': Supreme Court rejects woman's plea seeking termination of 26-week pregnancy
India | Oct 16, 2023, 05:21 PM ISTWhile hearing the matter, the apex court observed that the termination of a 26-week pregnancy can not be allowed as it would violate the provisions under the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act.
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'I'm offering to pay': Delhi HC Chief Justice asks woman not to terminate '23-week-old pregnancy'
India | Jul 15, 2022, 02:48 PM ISTDelhi High Court news: “We will ensure that the girl is kept somewhere safe and she can deliver and go. There is a big queue for adoption,” observed the bench also comprising Justice Subramonium Prasad.
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Minor rape victims moving Kerala HC for terminating pregnancies
India | Sep 20, 2021, 02:41 PM ISTThe medical board was of the view the continuing with the pregnancy would affect the mental and physical health of the minor rape victims.
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Domestic violence ground for pregnancy termination, says HC; allows woman to abort foetus
India | Aug 18, 2021, 11:02 AM ISTThe judgement was passed by a bench of Justices Ujjal Bhuyan and Madhav Jamdar on Aug 3 and a copy of it was made available on Tuesday.
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Women's freedom to decide whether to continue with pregnancy can't be taken away, says Kerala HC
India | Aug 17, 2021, 12:15 PM ISTKerala High Court has said that the freedom of a woman to decide whether to continue with pregnancy cannot be taken away.
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SC comes to rescue of 10-year-old rape survivor, decides to examine her abortion plea
India | Jul 25, 2017, 08:31 AM ISTThere have been cases where rape victims moved the court to abort their unwanted pregnancies arising out of rape and the top court has allowed their plea to terminate foetus beyond legally permissible period
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Know about Ectopic Pregnancy: A life threatening condition
Lifestyle | Jun 30, 2017, 10:26 AM ISTIn rare cases, the fertilised egg stays in the fallopian tube. In that case it is known as Ectopic pregnancy or tubal pregnancy.
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Government plans to ease up abortion laws for single women: Report
India | Dec 12, 2016, 11:09 AM ISTthe health ministry has recommended recognising “failure of contraceptive” and “unplanned pregnancy” as legitimate reasons for abortion among all women, married or single.
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126 Sonography Centres Sealed In Maharashtra
India | Jul 01, 2011, 02:10 PM ISTPune, Jul 1 : The Maharashtra Health Department has sealed 126 sonography outlets and de-recognised 22 pregnancy termination centres across the state over the last 10 days for violation of norms, an official said.“We had