By PTI
SC refuses to permit a married woman to terminate her over 26-week pregnancy, cited no abnormality was found in the foetus.
Court said that since length of pregnancy has crossed 24 weeks, medical termination of pregnancy cannot be permitted.
The woman has moved the apex court seeking its approval to terminate her pregnancy citing medical grounds, including that she is suffering from postpartum depression.
Under the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act, the upper limit for the termination of pregnancy is 24 weeks for married women, special categories including survivors of rape, and other vulnerable women such as the differently-abled and minors.
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SC refuses to permit a married woman to terminate her over 26-week pregnancy, cited no abnormality was found in the foetus.
Court said that since length of pregnancy has crossed 24 weeks, medical termination of pregnancy cannot be permitted.
The woman has moved the apex court seeking its approval to terminate her pregnancy citing medical grounds, including that she is suffering from postpartum depression.googletag.cmd.push(function() {googletag.display(‘div-gpt-ad-8052921-2’); });
Under the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act, the upper limit for the termination of pregnancy is 24 weeks for married women, special categories including survivors of rape, and other vulnerable women such as the differently-abled and minors.
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