medical termination of pregnancy act

The Delhi High Court has allowed a 28-week pregnant woman to undergo medical termination of pregnancy on account of substantial foetal abnormality by observing that reproductive choice is a facet of the reproductive rights of a woman and a dimension of her personal liberty enshrined in Article 21 of the Constitution.

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The Delhi High Court, on Tuesday, directed the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) to constitute a medical board to examine the feasibility of termination of pregnancy of a woman, who approached the court alleging that the fetus she’s carrying suffers from ‘Nuchal Edema and Bilateral Cleft Lip and Palate’.

The gestational age had exceeded 32 weeks. Now, it is a question of only some more days left for the full development of the foetus.

Bombay High Court bench of Justices Nitin Jamdar and Milind Jadhav has disallowed medical termination of pregnancy to a woman, who wanted the procedure in her 22nd week of pregnancy, because ultra sonograph pictures have shown that the foetus has a left cleft lip and cleft palate deformity.

Delhi High Court’s division bench of Chief Justice D N Patel and Justice Prateek Jalan has allowed a woman to undergo medical termination, despite her pregnancy having entered the 23rd week.

Rajasthan High Court has ...