SC allows Kolkata woman to abort 23-week-old foetus
New Delhi: The Supreme Court allowed Kolkata based Sharmishta Chakraborty to abort her more than 23-weeks pregnancy.
The apex court allowed her to terminate her pregnancy on grounds of medical concern.
Sharmishta, in her petition, has claimed that her foetus had severe complications and may die if allowed to be born.
The apex court, in its last hearing, asked to constitute a medical board to look into her and her foetus's health condition.
On June 24, the court wanted to stretch the law on abortion that will allow termination of pregnancy beyond 20 weeks if the foetus is suffering from severe abnormalities.
The Supreme Court bench of Justices Y.V. Chandrachud and S.K. Kaul said they needed to stretch the law a little bit while considering a petition by a pregnant woman wanting to abort her 23-week foetus.
Sharmishta approached the court asking permission to abort her foetus after she discovered that her child she carried suffered from severe cardiac problem. She presented to the court a report by paediatric cardiologist, Dr. Devi Shetty, which said the foetus was suffering from a severe form of cardiac impairment called pulmonary atresia and has a high possibility of permanent brain damage.
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