Indian SC Urges Abortion Law Reform for Rape Survivors
India's Supreme Court refused to reopen a 15-year-old's abortion case but urged the Centre to consider amending the law to allow abortions beyond 20 weeks for rape survivors. The court highlighted the pain and humiliation faced by victims under current restrictions.
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'Imagine the pain, humiliation': SC urges Centre to allow abortion beyond 20 weeks for rape survivors
The Supreme Court urged the Centre to consider amending laws to allow rape survivors to terminate pregnancies beyond 20 weeks, emphasizing no time limit in such cases. The bench highlighted the lifelong trauma for a child survivor and the need for the decision to rest with the survivor and her parents, with AIIMS offering counsel.
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Read full article →‘State can’t choose for citizens’: SC refuses to reopen 15-year-old’s abortion case
The Supreme Court said that neither the Centre nor medical institutions could assume the role of decision-makers in such cases
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