India rape victim, 13, seeks court approval for abortion
28 August 2017
The parents of a pregnant 13-year-old rape victim from the Indian city of Mumbai have gone to the Supreme Court seeking permission to abort her baby.
The girl is 30 weeks pregnant. Indian law allows terminations after 20 weeks only if the mother's life is in danger.
The pregnancy was discovered after her parents took her to a doctor to seek treatment for obesity.
Continued at source: BBC: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-40996629