SC on Pregnancy: Supreme Court Rejects 20-Year-Old Unmarried Student's Plea To Abort 30-Week Pregnancy, Asks 'What About Right of Child in Womb?'
When the counsel told the bench that the petitioner's mental and physical health was in grave danger, Justice Mehat said, "7 months pregnant! What about the life of the child in the womb? The child in the womb also has a fundamental right to live."
The Supreme Court today, May 15, dismissed a petition filed by a woman who sought termination of her pregnancy, which crossed 30 weeks of gestational age. The Supreme Court bench of Justices BR Gavai, Sandeep Mehta and SVN Bhatti were considering a Special Leave Petition filed against the judgment delivered by the Delhi High Court. In its May 3 order, the high court dismissed the woman's plea seeking termination of pregnancy. Back then, the woman's pregnancy had crossed 29 weeks. According to a report in Live Law, the petitioner is a 20-year-old unmarried student preparing for the NEET exam. Her counsel told the court that she learned about the pregnancy on April 16 after experiencing heaviness and discomfort in the abdomen. However, by then, the pregnancy had completed 27 weeks. When the counsel told the bench that the petitioner's mental and physical health was in grave danger, Justice Mehat said, "7 months pregnant! What about the life of the child in the womb? The child in the womb also has a fundamental right to live." SC on Cheating: Withdrawal From Marriage Won’t Amount to Offence of Cheating Under Section 417 of IPC, Says Supreme Court.
'What About Right Of Child In Womb?'
'What About Right Of Child In Womb?' : Supreme Court Rejects Plea To Abort 30-Week Pregnancy#SupremeCourt https://t.co/3LACpi0dTw
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