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Rape Victim Should Not Be Made To Approach Courts For Terminating Pregnancy Of Less Than 20 Weeks: Madras HC Issues Guidelines [Read Order]

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22 Jun 2019 9:50 AM IST

    • Rape Victim Should Not Be Made To Approach Courts For Terminating Pregnancy Of Less Than 20 Weeks: Madras HC Issues Guidelines [Read Order]

    "The doctors and the Courts need to be more sensitive and should act fast since the victim girl is carrying a foetus, which keeps reminding her of the agony faced by her due to rape and every moment she suffers mental agony and depression due to the unwanted pregnancy that has been forced against her.”

    The Madras High Court has issued guidelines for termination of unwanted pregnancy of victim in sexual assault cases. Justice N. Anand Venkatesh was considering a plea of a rape victim girl who wanted to medically terminate the pregnancy. The court noted that, in this case, she was made to move from one hospital after another, although the first hospital could have...

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    Medical Termination of Pregnancy ActMadras HCJustice N Anand VenkateshAbortionRape
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