India: Another petition in SC for abortion after 20 weeks

Another petition in SC for abortion after 20 weeks
Under the MTP Act, abortion is capped until 20 weeks of pregnancy.

Written by Tabassum Barnagarwala | Mumbai |
Published:February 3, 2017 3:13 am

ANOTHER Mumbai couple has petitioned the Supreme Court for relief under the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act, 1971, after a diagnostic test found their foetus had no kidneys and would not be able to survive. The hearing is for Friday.

This is the third such case in the span of a year. The SC made an exception last July to allow a rape victim to undergo abortion after 20 weeks of gestation. In January this year, a Dombivli resident had filed a similar petition and was granted relief.

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Source, Indian Express: http://indianexpress.com/article/india/another-petition-in-sc-for-abortion-after-20-weeks/