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 Telangana High Court has refused to allow the medical termination of a 28-week twin pregnancy carried by a minor, citing serious health risks. The petition was filed by the girl’s mother under the MTP (Amendment) Act, 2021. Based on a report from a medical board at Niloufer Hospital, the court determined that the procedure was inadvisable.
A 12-year-old girl conceives after being gangraped by ten men. Gandhi hospital refuses to medically terminate her pregnancy, following which victim's mother moved the Telangana High Court
The HC further pointed out that "pregnancy outside marriage, in most cases, is injurious, particularly after sexual abuse and is a cause for trauma affecting both physical and mental health of the victim.
