abortion

'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 says can't force minor rape survivor to give birth, allows abortion at 28 weeks

July 06, 2026 6:06 pm

Chhattisgarh High Court rules forcing a 14-year-old rape survivor to carry an unwanted 28-week pregnancy violates her dignity and reproductive autonomy.

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.

Madras High Court overrides 24-week limit, allows teen assault survivor 30-week pregnancy abortion

June 04, 2026 1:24 pm

The Madras High Court has allowed a 16-year-old sexual assault survivor to terminate her 30-week pregnancy, subject to a medical board finding the procedure safe.

716 abortions among girls below 19 in Mumbai in 2024-25: RTI data

June 02, 2026 10:02 am

RTI data shows contraceptive failure cited in nearly 94% of abortion cases

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

Chhattisgarh High Court allows rape survivor to terminate 16-week pregnancy: 'She must have a right to decide'

May 25, 2026 3:41 pm

The Chhattisgarh High Court was hearing a plea filed by a woman seeking to medically terminate her pregnancy.

Sometimes, abortion can be an act of compassion

May 19, 2026 2:55 pm

Between an unborn child and its living mother, the Supreme Court chose well not to reproduce suffering from one to two

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

SC Forms Seven-Doctor Medical Board To Hear Woman’s Plea For Abortion

June 22, 2020 6:59 pm

JNU becomes hub of druggists after 8 pm: BJP MLA

February 23, 2016 8:01 am

Ramgarh, Feb 23 (ANI): Bharatiya Janata Party MLA from Ramgarh Gyandev Ahuja in a bizarre comment over the Jawaharlal Nehru row said that JNU becomes a hub of druggists after 8pm. He said 50,000 pieces of bones, 3,000 used condoms, 500 used abortion injections and 10,000 cigarette buds, are found in JNU waste every day. He added that girls and boys dance naked in cultural programmes at JNU which are witnessed by druggists.