A medical board will be set up at a Mumbai hospital to examine the condition of an alleged rape survivor who wants to abort her 24-week-old ‘abnormal’ foetus, the Supreme Court yesterday said.
A medical board will be set up at a Mumbai hospital to examine the condition of an alleged rape survivor who wants to abort her 24-week-old ‘abnormal’ foetus, the Supreme Court yesterday said.
A bench headed by Justice J S Khehar asked the medical board to examine the woman at King Edward Memorial College and Hospital at Mumbai, by Saturday and submit its report to the apex court on Monday.
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The bench also comprising Justice Arun Mishra said the report of the medical board with regard to the woman’s condition will be assessed and if necessary, some directions will be passed.
Senior advocate Colin Gonsalves, appearing for the woman, will ensure that she reaches the hospital by tomorrow for her examination, it said.
Solicitor General Ranjit Kumar said that the Centre was ready to constitute a medical board at All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) where the woman could be examined.
Gonsalves said that the condition of the woman, who is at present in Mumbai, is very bad and she will not be able to travel to Delhi. “Delay in these matters is very bad. There should not be any delay in these matters,” the bench said, adding that a larger issue of law will be dealt with separately.
“The issue at hand is not that simple. It will be dealt with separately,” it said. The SC had on Thursday sought reply from the Centre and the state government on the plea of the woman. The alleged rape survivor has also challenged the constitutional validity of the provisions of the abortion law.
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