Abortion Law
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Supreme Court rejects woman’s plea to abort 27-week pregnancy
The bench clarified that the petitioner would have the choice to give the child up for adoption and asked the Central government to assist her.
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SC asks AIIMS to check if medicines taken by woman seeking abortion have affected foetus’ health
The petitioner seeks to terminate her 26-week pregnancy on the grounds that she is suffering from a severe mental health condition.
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Need to balance mother and unborn child’s rights, says SC on plea to abort 26-week pregnancy
The bench asked the woman’s lawyer to talk to her about retaining the pregnancy for a few weeks more.
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Not just ‘women’: India’s abortion law should cover members of queer community as well, say experts
Tsrans men and non-binary people remain vulnerable to forcible sexual assault from their families or larger society, making abortion access necessary.
Mansi Vijay, IndiaSpend.com
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Explainer: How a Supreme Court verdict has significantly expanded scope of abortion rights in India
On Thursday, the court allowed unmarried women to avail of medical terminations till 24 weeks of pregnancy.
Umang Poddar
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Married woman’s forceful pregnancy can be treated as marital rape for abortion, says SC
‘Intimate partner violence’ is a reality, a Supreme Court bench of Justices DY Chandrachud, JB Pardiwala and AS Bopanna said.
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All women entitled to safe abortion, distinction based on marital status unconstitutional, says SC
The top court ruled that unmarried women who are pregnant from a consensual relationship are allowed to have abortions up to 24 weeks.
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US: Facebook discloses private chats of mother, daughter accused of illegal abortion
Meta defended itself saying the court order to disclose information came before the Roe vs Wade ruling which overturned the right to abortion.
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How 19th-century American literature planted sensationalism in conversations about abortions
The discourse connecting abortion to murder and evil really has not changed much since then.
Margaret Jay Jessee, The Conversation
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What abortion laws and reproductive rights look like around the globe
While countries like the United States, Poland and Russia are taking steps backwards, gains are being made in places such as Ireland, Colombia and Argentina.
Claire Pierson, The Conversation
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Centre to allow abortion till 24 weeks of pregnancy for some categories of women
The new rules will be applicable to women and minors who have suffered sexual assault, rape, or incest.
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Kerala HC allows minor girl who was raped to abort 26-week-old foetus
The girl and her parents had moved the court seeking abortion after a hospital refused to conduct the procedure as the foetus was in its advanced stage.
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