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termination of pregnancy news

40 and expecting? 3 women reveal the realities of late motherhood in 2026

Divyanka Tripathi. who conceived naturally, and Karishma Tanna celebrate their pregnancies
wellness
Published on Apr 09, 2026 04:00 pm IST

Arrange pregnancy tests of rape victims to avoid breaching 24-week limit: Allahabad high court

Allahabad high court has sought an affidavit from the principal secretary, medical health and family welfare, U.P. (FILE PHOTO)
lucknow news
Published on Feb 14, 2026 08:12 am IST

Bombay HC asks state to publicise unmarried women’s abortion rights

Bombay High Court. Photo by Girish Srivastava/HT 08-01-02
mumbai news
Updated on Feb 10, 2026 04:14 am IST

Delhi HC seeks clarity in medical reports for abortions beyond 24 weeks

The ruling arose from a 14-year-old’s 28-week pregnancy case, where consent existed but medical assessment and CWC handling caused delays, the court noted. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)
delhi news
Published on Dec 21, 2025 03:54 am IST

HC overturns its nod for minor to end pregnancy

A division bench of the Delhi high court on Thursday overturned a single judge’s June 30 order (Archive)
delhi news
Published on Jul 04, 2025 05:24 am IST

Delhi HC issues guidelines to ensure prompt assistance to minor rape survivors

Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma said clear protocols must be in place to provide timely legal guidance and medical care to vulnerable survivors of sexual violence (FILE PHOTO)
india news
Updated on Apr 18, 2025 04:31 pm IST

Rape survivor’s mom alleges harassment by Ludhiana civil hospital

The mother of a rape survivor has alleged that she had to struggle for 24 hours to arrange a unit of B+ blood for her daughter in the civil hospital. (HT File)
chandigarh news
Updated on Aug 09, 2024 06:06 am IST

SC rejects plea for termination of over 27-week pregnancy

The bench said the duration of pregnancy was over seven months now. (ANI)
india news
Updated on May 15, 2024 03:40 pm IST

Delhi high court recalls Jan 4 order allowing termination of widow’s pregnancy

The AIIMS wrote to the court about the risks involved. (Getty Images/iStockphoto)
delhi news
Updated on Jan 23, 2024 11:40 am IST

Kerala HC rejects plea to end 34-week pregnancy of 12-year-old

The 12-year-old girl’s minor brother is the accused of impregnating her. (PTI)
india news
Updated on Jan 03, 2024 03:57 am IST

Modern lifestyle is increasing infertility

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Reproductive health
public health
Published on May 11, 2024 01:10 pm IST

Supreme Court denies abortion plea, sticks to letter of the law

Supreme Court of India (Representative Photo)
india news
Updated on Oct 17, 2023 03:24 am IST

Supreme Court reserves verdict on woman's plea to terminate 26-week pregnancy

Supreme Court of India (Representative Photo)
india news
Published on Oct 16, 2023 12:58 pm IST

Supreme Court seeks fresh medical report on woman's plea for abortion

The next hearing of the case will now be on October 16, a week after the court first permitted the abortion but then put it on hold due to divergence of opinion of a two-judge bench. (PTI)
india news
Updated on Oct 14, 2023 01:39 am IST

Supreme Court seeks fresh report from AIIMS ahead of decision on abortion plea

Supreme Court of India (Representative Photo)
india news
Updated on Oct 13, 2023 05:27 pm IST

Top court asks woman to reconsider abortion

Supreme Court
india news
Updated on Oct 13, 2023 04:27 am IST

Explained: Abortion laws in India

The 2021 amendments reflected a progressive legislative outlook, seeking to remove a raft of anomalies of the old law. (Representative file image)
india news
Updated on Oct 12, 2023 07:19 pm IST

Pune district medical board permits termination of 20 24-week pregnancies in a year

The Pune district medical board constituted under the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act has permitted the termination of pregnancy beyond twenty-four weeks (REPRESENTATIVE IMAGE)
pune news
Updated on Sept 04, 2023 07:10 pm IST

Must show urgency in abortion hearings: Supreme Court

Supreme Court of India (Representative Photo)
india news
Updated on Aug 20, 2023 04:54 am IST

Courts can’t have lackadaisical attitude in abortion cases: Supreme Court

Supreme Court of India (Representative Photo)
india news
Updated on Aug 19, 2023 12:15 pm IST

‘Baby will be born alive’: Why Bombay HC denied abortion for minor at 28 weeks

A doctor uses a hand-held Doppler probe on a pregnant woman to measure the heartbeat of tThe baby would require neonatal care, as per the doctors. (Representative)
mumbai news
Updated on Jun 26, 2023 03:24 pm IST

Teenager’s ordeal: Brother, high on drugs, raped her last year

chandigarh news
Updated on Sept 24, 2020 10:02 pm IST

The amendments in the MTP Act bill are flawed| Analysis

The Union Cabinet’s approval of the Amendments to the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act 1971, in January, sets the stage for a small though belated step forward.
analysis
Published on Feb 28, 2020 05:46 pm IST

Defend the woman’s autonomy, right to choose

The MTP Act ignores the socioeconomic implications of childbirth, placing women under intense physical, mental, and social duress
analysis
Published on Nov 19, 2019 07:43 pm IST

High court allows Mohali woman to abort 22-week foetus

HT Image
cities
Published on Aug 24, 2019 12:14 am IST

Cops trained to deal with POCSO cases

The investigators, during the workshop, were made aware of how to collect electronic evidence, such as a hard disk, in a way that prevents any damages to it and its contents until its production in the court.
gurugram news
Updated on Jul 27, 2019 05:23 am IST

Putting women’s health first for a healthy future

Two in three (67%) abortions in nine of India’s northern and eastern states that account for half the country’s population are unsafe, with young women between the ages of 15 and 19 years most likely to die from complications.
health
Updated on May 07, 2019 10:43 am IST

Woman dies after abortion in Amritsar, doctor booked

others
Updated on Sept 25, 2018 09:09 am IST

Bombay high court rejects teen rape survivor’s abortion plea

The state submitted that after delivery, if the mother did not want the child, it would be handed over to the child welfare committee (CWC) for giving it up for adoption.
mumbai news
Published on Sept 11, 2018 05:30 am IST

Bombay HC rejects teen rape survivor’s plea to abort foetus

Section 3 of the MTP Act stipulates that the termination of pregnancy can only be allowed till 20 weeks.
india news
Published on Sept 10, 2018 11:49 pm IST
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