INDIA – ‘Fake’ doctor operating illegal abortion clinic in Gurugram arrested

July 27, 2026

Gurugram (PTI) The Gurugram Police has arrested an alleged fake doctor for conducting illegal abortions and running a clinic without a valid medical degree, officials said on Monday. A medical termination of pregnancy (MTP) kit, large quantity of pharmaceuticals drugs and medical equipment have been recovered from the accused, they said.

According to police, the Gurugram nodal officer under the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PCPNDT) Act, lodged a complaint at the Sector-65 police station on Sunday, stating that secret information had been received that one Kamal Mahto was running a clinic named “Kamal Clinic” without possessing any valid medical degree.

Continued: https://theprint.in/india/fake-doctor-operating-illegal-abortion-clinic-in-gurugram-arrested/2998351/

27.07.2026

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India – HC refuses abortion plea of 17-year-old rape survivor impregnated by brother

Jul 18, 2026

Ahmedabad: Gujarat High Court has refused permission for abortion to a 17-year-old rape survivor, who was impregnated allegedly by her brother. Her pregnancy was in an advanced stage and the doctors have opined against medical termination of pregnancy.

Continued: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/ahmedabad/hc-refuses-abortion-plea-of-17-year-old-rape-survivor-impregnated-by-brother/articleshow/132468590.cms

18.07.2026

India – ‘Woman alone who has right over her body’: MP HC allows woman to end pregnancy without husband’s nod

Jul 3, 2026
Times of India

NEW DELHI: The Madhya Pradesh high court has allowed a woman to end her 13-week pregnancy. The court said her own consent was enough under the law, and that she did not legally need her estranged husband’s consent or even the court’s permission to go ahead with it.

Continued: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/legal/news/woman-alone-who-has-right-over-her-body-mp-hc-allows-woman-to-end-pregnancy-without-husbands-nod/articleshow/132156364.cms

03.07.2026

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India – Take permission before abortion in pregnancy beyond 24 weeks, hospitals told

May 13, 2026
The Hindu Bureau

Chief Executive Officer of the Zilla Panchayat Lavish Ordia has said that private hospitals must obtain permission from the District Medical Board before performing an abortion in pregnancy over 24 weeks.

He was speaking after inaugurating a training workshop on the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act organised jointly by the district administration, the Zilla Panchayat, the District Health and Family Welfare Department, the National Health Mission, the YIMS Yadgir and the IPAS Bangalore Institute of Technology at the Yadgir Institute of Medical Sciences (YIMS) auditorium in Yadgir on Tuesday.

Continued; https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/take-permission-before-abortion-in-pregnancy-beyond-24-weeks-hospitals-told/article70974085.ece

13.05.2026

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India – Haryana tracks 3,962 abortion cases amid intensified operation against female foeticide

Ipsito Pati
May 11, 2026

Gurgaon: Haryana has reverse-tracked nearly 4,000 medical termination of pregnancy (MTP) /abortion cases over the past 18 months even as private hospitals have emerged as the biggest focus area.

The high number of abortions conducted at home has also emerged as a concern for authorities monitoring possible misuse of illegally procured MTP kits.

Continued: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/gurgaon/haryana-tracks-3962-abortion-cases-amid-intensified-operation-against-female-foeticide/articleshow/130998280.cms

11.05.2026

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India – Medical boards are gatekeeping abortion access

Expert committees constituted to advise courts on medical termination of pregnancy are advocating for the rights of an unborn child, not recognised in Indian law.

By: Ritika Jain
10 May, 2026

The Supreme Court, on April 30, disagreed with an appeal by a medical board, and permitted a 15-year-old girl in her third trimester to terminate her pregnancy. This was the second such case this year alone where the Delhi-based All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) has argued for the rights of the foetus. However, the court was informed in a hearing on May 4 that the minor child gave birth to a baby boy on May 2.

The 15-year-old had become pregnant, the petition said, as a result of a consensual relationship with a 17-year-old boy. The Supreme Court bench comprising Justices B.V. Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan overruled the Delhi High Court and permitted termination in an order on April 24, which was then challenged by the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) seeking protection for an “unborn child”.

Continued; https://www.newslaundry.com/2026/05/11/medical-boards-are-gatekeeping-abortion-access

India SC allows minor to end 7-month pregnancy, says her choice matters

Apr 24th, 2026

In a landmark judgment, the Supreme Court of India said that no woman can be forced to continue an unwanted pregnancy. The court clearly stated that a woman’s choice, health, and dignity come first. This decision came while allowing a 15-year-old girl to terminate her more than seven-month pregnancy, Live Law reported.

The case was filed by the girl’s mother, who sought permission to terminate the pregnancy as it had crossed the legal limit under the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act. The pregnancy was a result of a consensual relationship between two minors, and the girl did not want to continue it.

Continued: https://english.gujaratsamachar.com/news/national/sc-allows-minor-to-end-7-month-pregnancy-says-her-choice-matters-88178529738.html

24.04.2026

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India – Illegal ‘abortion’ clinic running for last 12 years busted in Odisha’s Badamba

The raid was led by SI Biswa Bandita Sahoo, who posed as a patient seeking abortion to gather evidence.

17 Apr 2026

CUTTACK: Badamba police on Friday arrested a 55-year-old man on charges of impersonating a doctor and running an unlicensed clinic. He is alleged to be performing illegal abortions for over a decade.

The police also seized several medical equipment from the accused, Jayant Bastia of Sunapal under Badamba block, which include a manually-operated suction machine, surgical dilators and tools, injections and medicines. Bastia was running the clinic from his house at Sunapal. Badamba IIC Paramananda Nayak said following a tip-off, the police conducted a raid at the clinic on the day and caught Bastia red-handed while he was reportedly performing an abortion. A woman, who was in critical condition and bleeding profusely, was rescued and admitted to the Badamba CHC.

Continued: https://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/bhubaneswar/2026/Apr/18/illegal-abortion-clinic-running-for-last-12-years-busted-in-odishas-badamba

17.04.2026

9 in 10 abortion petitions succeed in Bombay HC. A rare bright spot in Indian judiciary

When it comes to medical termination of pregnancy, the Bombay High Court almost always provides timely relief to the litigant.

Srikanth Rajkumar and Gokul Sunoj
09 March, 2026

She is a 14-year-old girl from a remote village in Maharashtra. A POCSO survivor, she had stayed silent about the repeated assaults against her. It was barely a month ago that a medical examination confirmed her pregnancy. Already past the 24-week statutory window for a legal termination, she found every door shut. The medical board didn’t allow it, citing a lack of authority. The Maharashtra government opposed termination outright, pushing instead for delivery and adoption. With nowhere left to turn, she walked to the doors of the Bombay High Court.

The judge wasted no time. He listed her matter as “First on Board,” held hearings on consecutive days, and met with her in private. In unequivocal recognition of her pain, the court allowed her to terminate her pregnancy. The court also ordered that if the procedure failed and a child was born, neonatal care would be provided at the government’s expense, with the state government stepping in for adoption.

Continued: https://theprint.in/opinion/counting-on-law/abortion-petitions-bombay-hc-indian-judiciary/2873486/

09.03.2026

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India’s abortion law and the Chandrachud conundrum

Two conflicting decisions authored by former Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud have created a doctrinal puzzle over whether foetal viability or reproductive autonomy should prevail in late-term abortion cases.

Feb 18, 2026
V.Venkatesan

On February 6, 2026, a two-judge bench of the Supreme Court comprising Justice B.V. Nagarathna and Justice Ujjal Bhuyan permitted medical termination of a 30-week pregnancy, overturning a Bombay High Court order that had relied on a 2023 Supreme Court precedent to deny permission. The High Court had invoked X v. Union of India (2023 INSC 919), a three-judge bench decision authored by then Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud, which had refused termination of a 26-week pregnancy of a married woman. Justice Nagarathna relied instead on a different 2024 three-judge bench decision, also authored by then Chief Justice Chandrachud, which had initially permitted termination, before the parents withdrew their consent, thus leading to recall of the earlier order.

Continued: https://frontline.thehindu.com/the-nation/supreme-court-chandrachud-bvnagarathna-abortion-ruling-2026/article70647595.ece