A 14-year-old girl from Haryana, who was raped by her cousin, has approached the Supreme Court seeking permission to terminate her 26-week-old pregnancy..The Supreme Court today called for a medical report from Medical Board, District Civil Hospital Karnal to be submitted by March 5 before it decides on the petition..The petitioner-victim, hailing from Haryana, has submitted that the pregnancy followed after she was raped by her cousin..The petitioner's counsel, advocate VK Biju urged that the medical board be directed to immediately look into the matter since the pregnancy is at 26 weeks. "Can the medical board immediately look into this?... She is already in her 26 weeks," he submitted. .A Bench comprising of Chief Justice SA Bobde and Justices AS Bopanna and V Ramasubramaniam issued notice in the plea and directed a Medical Board to submit its report in the matter by March 5, when the case is to be taken up next. .Under the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971, termination of pregnancy exceeding twenty weeks is not permissible without the leave of the Court.
A 14-year-old girl from Haryana, who was raped by her cousin, has approached the Supreme Court seeking permission to terminate her 26-week-old pregnancy..The Supreme Court today called for a medical report from Medical Board, District Civil Hospital Karnal to be submitted by March 5 before it decides on the petition..The petitioner-victim, hailing from Haryana, has submitted that the pregnancy followed after she was raped by her cousin..The petitioner's counsel, advocate VK Biju urged that the medical board be directed to immediately look into the matter since the pregnancy is at 26 weeks. "Can the medical board immediately look into this?... She is already in her 26 weeks," he submitted. .A Bench comprising of Chief Justice SA Bobde and Justices AS Bopanna and V Ramasubramaniam issued notice in the plea and directed a Medical Board to submit its report in the matter by March 5, when the case is to be taken up next. .Under the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971, termination of pregnancy exceeding twenty weeks is not permissible without the leave of the Court.
