HC allows woman to abort 25-week pregnancy
The 32-year-woman had approached the HC after the PGI informed her that the foetus has high chances of neurodevelopmental abnormality and continuation of the pregnancy would cause grave injury to the child.
By: Express News Service | Chandigarh
Published: May 20, 2020
The Punjab and Haryana High Court on Wednesday allowed a Ropar woman’s petition for termination of her nearly 25-week-long pregnancy following a recommendation of a PGI medical board.
Directing that the medical termination be carried out at earliest, the court also said that PGI may consider waiving the hospital and medical charges to the extent possible since the woman and her husband are stated to be financially underprivileged.