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Bombay High Court allows mentally challenged rape victim to terminate pregnancy

One can terminate a pregnancy beyond 20 weeks only if the courts conclude that the pregnancy poses a threat to the life or health of the mother or the child.

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Bombay High Court

Bombay High Court

The Nagpur bench of the Bombay High Court on Friday permitted medical termination of a mentally challenged rape victim's 23-week pregnancy.

A division bench of Justices Sunil Shukre and Avinash Gharote, after perusing a medical committee''s report, opined that the pregnancy should be terminated considering the circumstances of the case.

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