The apex court's recent order reaffirms a principle often lost in legal and medical processes: reproductive choice rests with the individual, not with institutions acting on her behalf
The Supreme Court asked the Centre to amend abortion laws to allow rape survivors, including minors, to terminate pregnancies beyond 20 weeks, while strongly defending reproductive autonomy and refusing to force a 15-year-old rape survivor to continue her pregnancy
Supreme Court of India ruling on rape survivor pregnancy termination case urged law reform to allow abortion beyond 20 weeks in rape cases, stressing survivor choice and trauma. The court questioned AIIMS’ plea against terminating a 15-year-old’s 30-week pregnancy
