Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act

Gujarat High Court cites Skanda Purana on value of motherhood but allows plea to abort minor's pregnancy
Gujarat High Court invokes 'Durga Saptashati' while allowing 11-year-old girl raped by father to abort 26-week pregnancy
Cannot force rape victim to give birth to child of man who sexually abused her: Allahabad High Court
Punjab & Haryana High Court grants anticipatory bail to Ayurveda doctor accused in illegal pregnancy termination case
Derailed marriage, strained relations between husband and wife not grounds to terminate pregnancy: Chhattisgarh High Court
Girls used to get married by age of 14, deliver child before 17 years: Gujarat High Court invokes Manusmriti in pregnancy termination matter
Kerala High Court allows 15-year-old girl impregnated by her brother to terminate her 7-month pregnancy
Delhi High Court issues guidelines for medical termination of pregnancy in cases where pregnancy of sexual assault victims exceeds 24 weeks
Bombay High Court allows termination of 33-week-old pregnancy; says woman has right to choose termination, not medical board
Delhi High Court orders LNJP Hospital to examine 33-week pregnant woman seeking abortion by 1 PM today
Economic backwardness, social stigma not grounds to permit termination of pregnancy beyond 24 weeks: Kerala High Court
Cannot restrict woman's reproductive choice to procreate or abstain from procreating: Kerala High Court
[MTP Act] Doctors need not disclose identity of minors seeking abortion: Takeaways from Supreme Court judgment
Term 'Women' in MTP Act judgment includes cis-women and persons of other gender identities requiring access to safe abortion: Supreme Court
Rape for purpose of MTP Act includes marital rape; married woman can seek abortion of pregnancy from forced sex by husband: Supreme Court
[MTP Act] Excluding unmarried woman from terminating pregnancy beyond 20 weeks violative of Article 14: Supreme Court
"Husband's consent not required": Kerala High Court allows woman separated from husband to terminate 21-week pregnancy
Delhi High Court allows teen rape survivor to abort 28-week pregnancy; directs preservation of DNA
Kerala High Court allows termination of 28-week pregnancy of 14-year-old rape survivor
Kerala High Court allows 13-year-old impregnated by sibling to terminate 30-week pregnancy; flags lack of sex education, easy access to porn
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