Rape survivor moves SC for aborting foetus

NEW DELHI: A 26-year-old rape survivor has moved the Supreme Court, seeking permission to terminate her 24-week pregnancy because the law does not allow her to do

NEW DELHI: A 26-year-old rape survivor has moved the Supreme Court, seeking permission to terminate her 24-week pregnancy because the law does not allow her to do so.

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The woman has challenged the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act that puts a ceiling on abortion, even if there is a fatal risk to the mother and foetus.

Senior advocate Colin Gonsalves mentioned the petition before a bench of justice AR Dave and justice LN Rao who fixed the matter for a hearing on Thursday. The court accepted the plea for urgent listing after Gonsalves said the petitioner’s life was in grave danger.