HC on Pregnancy Termination: Cannot Force Rape Victim to Give Birth to Child of Man Who Sexually Assaulted Her, Says Kerala High Court
A rape survivor cannot be forced into bearing a child by the man who raped her, according to Justice Kauser Edappagath's observation about the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act (MTP Act).
The Kerala High Court has noted that refusing a victim of sexual assault permission to end a pregnancy would be tantamount to denying her the right to live a dignified life. A rape survivor cannot be forced into bearing a child by the man who raped her, according to Justice Kauser Edappagath's observation about the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act (MTP Act). The trauma that results for women who are compelled to carry such pregnancy was also brought up by the Court. The ruling was received by a 16-year-old rape survivor who filed the case through her mother. According to the allegations, the girl was sexually assaulted by her 19-year-old ‘lover’ when she was in the ninth grade and ended up getting pregnant. Hence, the court granted her permission to terminate the pregnancy. HC on Pregnancy Termination: Calcutta High Court Allows Termination of 23-Week-Old Pregnancy of Rape Victim.
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Can't force rape survivor to give birth to child of rapist: Kerala High Court
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