SC permits MTP of 29-week pregnancy of minor rape survivor
The top court also set aside the Bombay High Court order declining the plea for the medical termination of her pregnancy.
The top court also set aside the Bombay High Court order declining the plea for the medical termination of her pregnancy.
The victim, a resident of Cuttack district, while returning to her house, was gagged in the mouth by a towel and she was forcibly taken away to the nearby school by a group of miscreants.
Section 3(2) (b) of the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971 prohibits abortion of a foetus after 20 weeks of pregnancy.
