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Whose life is it anyway?
October 22, 2023 9:41 am
If a mother doesn’t want her child, who will want her/him? Unless courts or governments can find a solution to society’s unwanted children, they shouldn’t force a woman to deliver an unwanted child.
Denied abortion of 27-week-foetus: In India, reproductive autonomy remains a pipedream
October 19, 2023 12:44 pm
Despite avowed goals of ‘empowerment’, is it a foregone conclusion that women are not to stake claims on their own bodies, on their own terms?
In late stage pregnancy termination, don’t overlook the woman’s safety
October 16, 2023 12:52 pm
At no point, can anyone diminish the emotional, mental and physical impact of the decision to end life inside one’s womb. But the medical implications of the choice of a late period abortion cannot be dismissed
What is ‘foetal viability’ in abortion, and do the rights of an unborn child matter?
October 15, 2023 1:25 pm
The Supreme Court has mentioned these crucial ideas while hearing a woman’s right to abort a 26-week pregnancy that she does not want. These concepts are important in the US, but not so much in India. What is this case, and why are these questions important?
26-week pregnancy abortion plea: SC asks AIIMS for fresh report on condition of woman, foetus
October 14, 2023 6:28 am
“Our law is far ahead of other countries. We don’t have the Roe vs Wade issue. Ours is a very forward looking law,” said Chief Justice of India D Y Chandrachud, presiding over a three-judge bench, while hearing a woman’s plea to abort her 26-week-old pregnancy.
We can’t kill the child, need to balance out rights of unborn child, says SC
October 13, 2023 7:39 am
On Wednesday, while Justice B V Nagarathna said the petitioner’s “decision” not to continue with the pregnancy “must be respected”, Justice Hima Kohli said “my judicial conscience does not permit” to accept her request because “which court will say stop the heartbeat of a foetus which has a life”.
It’s her decision vs Can’t stop heartbeat: SC divided on ending 26-week pregnancy
October 12, 2023 6:51 am
One judge pulls up Govt for asking CJI to recall previous order, another ticks off AIIMS for not raising flags earlier
Dilemma in court: Should ‘viable’ foetus be aborted or given life support?
October 12, 2023 11:37 am
“It is also to be kept in mind that the consequences of delivery which have happened in the previous two babies can happen at this time also, with a delivery now at this time,” the doctor has said.
Examine minor rape victim seeking termination of pregnancy: Delhi HC to Safdarjung hospital
January 30, 2023 7:43 pm
A single-judge bench of Justice Prathiba Singh was hearing the plea of a minor girl who was subjected to sexual assault and on January 18, it was found that she was 23 weeks and 6 days pregnant.
Identity of minor seeking termination of pregnancy, her family will not be disclosed in doc’s report: HC asks Delhi govt to issue circular
January 24, 2023 1:26 am
A single judge bench of Justice Prathiba Singh was hearing a plea moved by the mother of a 14-year old girl seeking medical termination of her daughter's pregnancy without reporting the matter to the local police.
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