The Supreme Court on Thursday said that all women, including the unmarried, are entitled to safe and legal abortion, and also the meaning of rape must be understood as including marital rape, solely for the purposes of the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act and any rules and regulations framed thereunder.
All women are entitled to safe and legal abortion," said the top court.
A bench headed by Justice D.Y. Chandrachud said letting an unmarried woman suffer an unwanted pregnancy will be contrary to the object and spirit of the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act.
A single-judge bench of Justice V.G. Arun ruled that if the girl does not take charge of the baby, then the state government should ensure it looks after the child
Cuttack: A pregnant woman in Tinikonia Bagicha of Cuttack city was allegedly abandoned by her husband for not obeying his order to abort the baby she was carrying in her womb. The matter came to light after the victim lodged a complaint at the police station seeking justice. Sources said the woman had married one […]
Rome: The Italian government has asked its ambassador to Pakistan to “urgently verify with local authorities” a report that a Pakistani high school student living in Verona was forced to have an abortion in her homeland, the foreign ministry has said. “The foreign ministry has asked the Italian embassy in Islamabad to urgently verify with […]
Washington:US President Donald Trump addressed through video thousands of anti-abortion activists gathered in Washington to take part in the 45th annual March for Life. Trump spoke from the White House Rose Garden on Friday and marchers watched on giant screens set up on the National Mall. “We are protecting the sanctity of life and the […]
Dublin: In a historic event, Irish voters casted their votes today in a landmark referendum on whether the traditionally Catholic country should liberalise some of the strictest abortion laws in Europe. The campaign has dominated public debate in Ireland over recent months and has forced its nearly 3.5 million voters to decide if the […]
Jodhpur: During the trial of self-styled godman Asaram, a prosecution witnesss had deposed to the court that the the former believed sexual exploitation of girls is not a sin for ‘Brahmgyani’ or a highly enlightened person. Asaram also used to take medicines to increase sexual prowess, said prosecution witness Rahul K Sachar, an Asaram’s […]
Seoul: South Korea’s Constitutional Court ruled on Thursday as “unconstitutional” a 66-year-old law that made abortion a crime punishable by up to two years in prison, calling for its amendment in a landmark decision that signals a major change in various aspects of society. The nine-justice panel made the ruling in a 7-2 vote, in […]
Nayagarh: Acting on the allegations of illegal sex determination and pregnancy termination, the Nayagarh district administration sealed a private nursing home after conducting a raid on Saturday night. Two employees of the nursing home have been detained in this connection. The raid was conducted in the presence of the Nayagarh Tehsildar and senior officials of […]
San Francisco: A US federal court of appeal has ruled that US President Donald Trump’s government can go ahead with a policy that prohibits American women from receiving abortion operations at federally-funded clinics. A three-judge panel of the Ninth US Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco allowed the US government to enforce a controversial […]
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