Latest laws Helping good people to do good things.July 24,2017:
Bench further added that,“Panel will affirm in one way or other whether health of girl concerned and child would be adversely affected if pregnancy is allowed to be full term”.
Supreme Court has asked the Chandigarh’s Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research to examine a 10-year-old rape victim to ascertain if her 30-week-old pregnancy can be terminated.
Apex Court Bench headed by CJI JS Khehar has asked the Member Secretary of State Legal Services Authority to assist panel in examination to be held on Wednesday.
fixing Friday for the next hearing.
India has a 20-week legal ceiling on the Abortion. Pregnancy termination law allows a woman to abort but only after the doctors confirm “it is necessary to save mother’s life”.
Seeking permission for the abortion, Advocate Alakh Alok Srivastava submitted before Apex Court that the Doctors were of view that pelvic bones of girl were not fully developed and a full-term pregnancy at this tender age is very risky.
Girl, who hails from Chandigarh, was repeatedly raped by her uncle for over 7 months.
