Rape Survivor
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Supreme Court rejects 10-year-old rape survivor's plea to abort
India | Jul 28, 2017, 06:23 PM ISTCourts allow medical termination of pregnancy up to 20 weeks under the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act and can make an exception if the foetus is genetically abnormal
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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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Court rejects abortion plea of 10-year-old rape survivor
India | Jul 19, 2017, 08:46 AM ISTA local court here refused a plea to allow a 10-year-old rape survivor undergo an abortion after it was confirmed that she was 26 weeks pregnant
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Aaj Ka Viral: The truth behind a rape survivor alleging UP policeman seeking sexual favour
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Rape survivors should not be pressed for corroboration, says SC
India | Dec 23, 2016, 11:42 AM ISTThe Supreme Court said on Thursday that courts should not harass a rape survivor by asking her to corroborate her allegation if her testimony is trustworthy as it not only adds insult to her injury but is also an affront to womanhood.
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Two-finger test on rape victims can't be banned: Delhi govt
India | Jun 08, 2015, 09:41 AM ISTNew Delhi: The Delhi government has expressed its inability to ban the Per Vaginal (PV) examination, more commonly known as the two-finger test, medical examination of rape survivors.The government yesterday issued a guideline on medical
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Should man freed in rape case be called a rape survivor: Court
India | Nov 03, 2014, 02:24 PM ISTNew Delhi: There is a need to decide whether a person acquitted of the rape charge should be addressed as a “rape case survivor” like the victims in such cases, a Delhi court has said
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Adaa plays rape survivor, says touched by the character
Bollywood | Sep 14, 2013, 12:20 PM ISTMumbai: Small screen actress Adaa Khan will portray a rape survivor in an upcoming episode of the "Yeh Hai Aashiqui" show. She finds the character's trauma heart-tugging."I have done two shows before this. After 'Amrit