: Kerala HC allows minor girl who was raped to abort 26-week-old foetus #IndiaNEWS The Kerala High Court has allowed a minor girl, who was raped, to terminate her 26-week-long pregnancy at her risk,

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Kerala HC allows minor girl who was raped to abort 26-week-old foetus #IndiaNEWS
The Kerala High Court has allowed a minor girl, who was raped, to terminate her 26-week-long pregnancy at her risk, reported PTI on Wednesday. The High Court said that it cannot deny the pregnant girl the freedom to choose whether to continue bearing the child.The court noted that considering the minor’s age and the circumstances leading to her pregnancy, her continuing to bear the child “would involve grave injury to her physical and mental health�.The court cited the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act which deals with pregnancy as a result of rape. The Act also mentions about injury to mental health of pregnant women in such cases, the court observed.The Act, passed in March, had raised the ceiling for abortion from 20 weeks to 24 weeks in cases of rape or if the child was conceived out of incest. However, the Act mandated the approval of two registered doctors to carry out the abortion.In this case, the girl and her parents had moved the High Court seeking directions to the Kozhikode Medical College to medically terminate the minor’s pregnancy. They submitted that the hospital had refused to carry out the procedure as the foetus was in an advanced stage, according to PTI.The court allowed the petition...Read more

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