Karnataka High Court passes directions to ensure rape victims are promptly made aware of right to abort pregnancy

The Court noted that rape victims and their families will be able to avoid lot of mental trauma if rape victims are made aware of their abortion rights as soon as possible.
Karnataka High Court
Karnataka High Court
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The Karnataka High Court recently issued directions to ensure that rape victims are promptly made aware of their rights to terminate pregnancies that result from rape, so that they are not later forced to approach courts for permission to get an abortion at a belated stage of the pregnancy [X v State].

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