Top Law News Doctor can abort over 20-wk pregnancy to save woman’s life: Bombay High Court April 5, 2019 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A registered doctor can terminate a pregnancy that has crossed the 20-week period without permission from the court only if it poses risk to the woman’s life, the Bombay High Court has ruled. A division bench of Justices A S Oka and M S Sonak in its judgement on Wednesday, however, said permission from either […] Read more » 20-wk pregnancy justice A S Oka Justice M S Sonak i Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act MTP Act
Court, Judiciary & Legal System Top Law News HC: Cops fail to inform rape victims about option of abortion July 14, 2018 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment Mumbai: The Bombay High Court today once again said that police must inform the victims in such cases that they have the option of undergoing abortion, allowing a 16-year-old rape survivor to terminate her pregnancy. A bench of justices Naresh Patil and G S Kulkarni granted permission to the girl to undergo an abortion, after […] Read more » abortion featured justice G S Kulkarni Justice Naresh Patil Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act rape
Top Law News SC allows two minor rape victims to terminate pregnancies September 22, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment The Supreme Court today allowed two minor rape victims from Delhi and Bengaluru to abort their foetus while observing that the medical boards have said termination of pregnancy was permissible in these two cases.A bench headed by Chief Justice Dipak Misra perused the reports of the medical boards of the AIIMS and Bangalore Medical College […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act Supreme Court allows two minor rape victims to terminate pregnancies
High Profile Cases SC rejects plea for abortion of 10-yr-old rape survivor July 29, 2017 by Legal India Admin | Leave a Comment A 10-year-old rape survivor has lost her legal battle with the Supreme Court refusing to allow termination of her 32-week-old pregnancy, relying on a medical report that it would not be good for her or the foetus. A bench of Chief Justice J S Khehar and Justice D Y Chandrachud yesterday also asked Solicitor General […] Read more » Court featured Law Legal News Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act Suprem Court rejects plea for abortion of 10-yr-old rape survivor
