28-Week foetus: Kolkata woman moves HC for Medical termination of pregnancy
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The board also said test reports have suggested that the foetus was suffering from Down Syndrome, along with defects in the oesophagus, heart and abdomen.
Kolkata: A 42-year-old woman Friday sought the Calcutta High Court's permission to terminate her 28-week pregnancy after medical reports suggested that her child would be born with Down Syndrome, along with problems in the oesophagus, heart and abdomen.
Her lawyers, Kallol Basu and Apalak Basu, approached the division bench of the court after its single bench refused permission for the abortion.
Stating that losing a child is a mother's worst nightmare, the woman pleaded that her age and financial status will come in the way of giving the child required treatment and care.
The lawyers also told the division bench headed by Acting Chief Justice B Somadder that the child would suffer in absence of proper medical care owing to the family's humble financial condition.
Kolkata: A 42-year-old woman Friday sought the Calcutta High Court's permission to terminate her 28-week pregnancy after medical reports suggested that her child would be born with Down Syndrome, along with problems in the oesophagus, heart and abdomen.
Her lawyers, Kallol Basu and Apalak Basu, approached the division bench of the court after its single bench refused permission for the abortion.
Stating that losing a child is a mother's worst nightmare, the woman pleaded that her age and financial status will come in the way of giving the child required treatment and care.
The lawyers also told the division bench headed by Acting Chief Justice B Somadder that the child would suffer in absence of proper medical care owing to the family's humble financial condition.
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