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'Minor’s consent not enough for abortion': Delhi High Court keeps doctor on trial
August 07, 2026 10:47 am
A survivor alleged sexual assault and pregnancy, after which she underwent termination of a six-week pregnancy at a medical centre in 2019.
Court backs minor rape survivor in 31-week pregnancy, permits adoption post delivery
June 30, 2026 5:44 pm
Noting medical opinion under the MTP Act and allowing post-birth adoption options, the Punjab and Haryana High Court directed PGIMER to provide free care to a 16-year-old rape survivor.
'Bodily autonomy': Court overrules 24-week abortion limit for 15-year-old rape survivor
June 25, 2026 5:04 pm
The Delhi High Court held that constitutional courts can intervene in exceptional rape cases even when the statutory gestational limit has been crossed.
Abortion beyond 20 weeks: Whose rights prevail? The woman's or that of the foetus?
May 31, 2026 9:31 pm
What happens when the woman’s trauma collides with legal timelines, social stigma, medical risks and ethical and moral dilemmas
Best of Both Sides: Law is not the problem. Abortion in India needs honest engagement and implementation
May 15, 2026 11:22 am
Every right comes with a cap. The right to terminate a pregnancy is no different. It must be tempered with medical caution, particularly as gestational age advances and the risks to the mother herself become genuinely serious
Best of Both Sides: Abortion rules should not override fundamental rights of women
May 15, 2026 11:21 am
It is imperative that the law expands provisions to sensitively acknowledge the psychological burden of an unwanted pregnancy and facilitate access to safe abortions
Bombay HC lets 16-year-old rape victim terminate 31-week pregnancy, cites SC order on reproductive autonomy
February 18, 2026 12:15 pm
A medical board that had earlier refused termination at this advanced stage of pregnancy filed a fresh report in the Bombay High Court stating that there was no danger to the minor’s life.
In allowing termination of pregnancy at 30 weeks, SC foregrounds women’s autonomy
February 12, 2026 1:07 pm
The Court acknowledges that a non-permissible, restrictive legal approach towards abortion does not necessarily prevent it. Rather, it compounds the risk of unsafe abortions by “quacks and unauthorised doctors”
Abortion law faces heat in HC over mental health clause
August 06, 2025 7:38 pm
57-year-old petitioner challenges provision allowing gynaecologists to clear abortions on presumed anguish from failed contraception; court issues notice to Centre, next hearing on Sept 16
UK parliament votes to decriminalise abortion, repeal 19th century law
June 18, 2025 5:14 am
However, the amended law states that it will still penalise anyone who assists a woman, including medical professionals, in getting the abortion done outside of the legal framework.
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