Karnataka Medical College and Research Institute successfully carries out 'rare' delivery of foetus-to-foetus babyKarnataka Medical College and Research Institute performed a rare "foetus-to-foetus" delivery, where an undeveloped inner foetus with a spi...
Case of 'pregnant infant' in Maharashtra: What is 'foetus in fetu'?A rare medical anomaly, 'foetus in fetu,' was discovered in an eight-month pregnant woman in Maharashtra, where a foetus was found inside a...
Delhi HC permits woman to medically terminate 32-week pregnancyThe Delhi High Court has permitted a 31-year-old woman to terminate her pregnancy of over 32 weeks due to significant foetal abnormalities ...
Telangana HC allows 12-year-old rape victim to undergo abortion of 26-week foetusThe Telangana High Court has authorized the abortion of a 26-week-old foetus for a 12-year-old rape survivor. The court directed the Superi...
SC rejects plea for termination of over 27-week pregnancy, says foetus has fundamental right to liveThe Supreme Court rejected a 20-year-old woman's plea to terminate her 27-week pregnancy, emphasizing the foetus's fundamental right to liv...
Termination of 26-week pregnancy: Supreme Court speaks for rights of unborn childThe bench will take up the case again on Friday. The bench was apprised by adoctor that the foetus could be born with a heartbeat if delive...
Woman's right to choose whether to continue pregnancy or not, says HC; allows termination of 32-week pregnancy with foetal abnormalitiesThe woman had approached HC seeking to terminate her pregnancy after a sonography revealed the foetus had severe abnormalities and that the...
Calcutta High Court refuses abortion of '32 week' foetusJustice Md Nizamuddin on Wednesday observed that the termination could not be allowed due to the advanced stage of pregnancy. A nine-member...
New study suggests Covid vaccines are safe for pregnant women, don't damage the placentaTo-be moms can make antibodies after vaccination, and transfer them to their foetuses.
HC permits woman to abort over 24-week pregnancy due to abnormal foetusJustice Prathiba M Singh noted while passing the order that the medical report also stated that there was a risk to the woman during the pr...
Foetus found in lavatory of AirAsia plane, taekwondo player says she lost itWhen an alarm was raised by the cabin crew about the discovery, a 19-year-old taekwondo player admitted that she lost the foetus, they said.
Supreme Court allows plea to abort foetus without skullThe doctors said in their report that there was a "complete absence of brain and skull" of the foetus and survival rate was minimal.
Supreme Court allows woman to abort 26-week foetus due to abnormalitiesA bench of Justice Dipak Misra and M Khanwilkar said the procedure of termination of pregnancy should be carried out "forthwith" at the SSK...
Supreme Court nod to terminate 24-week-old foetus citing medical reasonsA woman had approached the apex court seeking permission to undergo the termination of pregnancy citing abnormalities in the foetus.
Selective foeticide: AIIMS study reveals dark side of DelhiNearly 35 per cent of the cases in these 17 years were stillborn, 29 per cent were born alive and 36 per cent were born before the period o...
US researchers develop first fully-implantable micropacemaker for foetal useUS researchers have developed the first fully implantable micropacemaker designed for use in a foetus with complete heart block.
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Catholic Church maintains that from the first moment of its existence, a foetus has all the rights of a person — including the right to lif...