Can't abort 25-week foetus: Bombay HC

The Bombay HC rejects a plea by a couple who sought to abort their 25-week unborn child because it had a congenital heart defect.

The Bombay High Court on Monday rejected a plea by a Mumbai couple who sought to abort their 25-week unborn child because it had a congenital heart defect.

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The much-awaited ruling by a division bench comprising justices PB Mujmudar and AA Sayyad came after Haresh and Niketa Mehta approached it with the plea that they be permitted to medically terminate their unborn child.