Bombay HC permits minor married girl to terminate 28-week pregnancy with foetal anomalies
Mumbai: Taking cognizance of the mental and physical condition of the petitioner, the Bombay High Court recently granted permission to a teenager, a victim of child marriage to undergo medical termination of her 28-week pregnancy on the grounds of foetal anomalies.
A division bench of Justices PD Naik and NR Borkar in its order dated April 12 noted that medical reports had recommended termination of the pregnancy as the girl also has "HIV seropositive".
“Considering the fact that Medical Board has noted that Petitioner is 17 years old under age married female… with seropositive status and multiple fetal defects with high likelihood of syndromic association, termination of pregnancy is granted on the basis of mental and medical situation of the patient, we allow the Petitioner to undergo termination of pregnancy,” the bench observed.
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