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No court can force minor to carry pregnancy against her will: Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court has permitted a 15-year-old girl to medically end her over seven-month pregnancy. Justices emphasized a woman's reproduct...24 Apr, 2026, 01.04 PM IST- Supreme Court allows minor to terminate 30-week pregnancy: 'Can't compel woman to complete pregnancyThe Supreme Court has ordered the termination of a 30-week pregnancy for a 17-year-old girl. Justices B V Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan empha...06 Feb, 2026, 04.01 PM IST
- AIIMS moves Delhi HC against order allowing minor rape survivor to terminate pregnancyAll India Institute of Medical Sciences approached Delhi High Court. This appeal challenges the order permitting a minor rape survivor to e...03 Jul, 2025, 01.31 PM IST
- Abortion rights advocates win in 7 states and clear way to overturn Missouri ban but lose in 3Voters across the United States grappled with abortion rights, delivering a mixed bag of victories and defeats for both sides of the issue....06 Nov, 2024, 07.45 PM IST
- Delhi HC allows widow to terminate 29-week pregnancy amid mental health concernsThe Delhi High Court has allowed a widow with depression to terminate her 29-week pregnancy, citing mental stability issues. The Supreme Co...05 Jan, 2024, 06.04 PM IST
- SC rejects plea of a woman seeking termination of her 26-weeks pregnancyThe Supreme Court has rejected the plea of a woman seeking to terminate her 26-week pregnancy due to her illness. The court acknowledged th...16 Oct, 2023, 04.27 PM IST
- SC allows rape survivor to terminate pregnancy, says conception outside marriage is injuriousThe Supreme Court of India has allowed a rape survivor to terminate her over 27-week pregnancy, stating that pregnancy outside marriage is ...21 Aug, 2023, 12.12 PM IST
- Delhi HC issues guidelines for medical examination of rape victims in cases where pregnancy exceeds 24 weeksImposing the responsibility of motherhood on a sexual assault victim would amount to denying her the human right to live with dignity, the ...26 Jan, 2023, 10.51 PM IST
- Supreme Court protects minors seeking abortion, says doctors need not disclose their identities to copsA bench of Justices D Y Chandrachud, A S Bopanna and J B Pardiwala said to ensure that the benefit of Rule 3B(b) is extended to all women a...30 Sep, 2022, 02.49 PM IST
- Supreme Court rules all women entitled to safe, legal abortionThe Supreme Court has ruled that all women, regardless of their marital status, were entitled to benefits of safe and legal abortion till 2...29 Sep, 2022, 11.53 PM IST
- All women are entitled to safe & legal abortion, says Supreme CourtThe Supreme Court of India said that all women are entitled to safe and legal abortion. The apex court has also ruled that the exclusion of...29 Sep, 2022, 04.15 PM IST
- HC allows teen rape victim to terminate 28-week pregnancy, asks AIIMS to preserve foetusThe high court noted the teenage girl was constrained to approach the court in the light of the perception of the authorities that since sh...29 Aug, 2022, 04.24 PM IST
- Bombay HC allows 12-year-old rape victim to abort foetus, says forcing pregnancy will breach her fundamental rightsA vacation bench of Justices SJ Kathawalla and Abhay Ahuja took note of the mental anguish and trauma the minor girl would have to undergo ...27 Dec, 2021, 08.13 PM IST
- Pregnant rape victim must be told about legal rights, says SCSection 3 of the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act 1971 prohibits termination of pregnancy after 20 weeks.12 Mar, 2021, 04.25 PM IST
- Bill for extending upper limit of abortion to 24 weeks introduced in Lok SabhaHealth Minister Harsh Vardhan introduced the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Bill, 2020 amid vehement protests by opposition m...02 Mar, 2020, 02.59 PM IST
- Cabinet approves raising of upper limit for permitting abortions to 24 weeksThe extension to 24 weeks will also help victims of rape, girls with disabilities as well as minors, who may not realise they are pregnant ...29 Jan, 2020, 02.26 PM IST
- Law Panel: Reduce legal age of marriage for men to 18The panel said while Hindu law recognised the marriage between a 16-year-old girl and an 18-year-old boy as valid but voidable, the Muslim ...01 Sep, 2018, 04.32 PM IST
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