SC Constitutes Medical Board On Abortion Plea Of 13 Year-Old Rape Survivor [Read Order]

The Supreme Court, on Friday, constituted a medical board for examination of a 13 year-old rape survivor on a plea for abortion of her 22-week pregnancy.The Bench comprising Chief Justice Dipak Misra, Justice A.M. Khanwilkar and Justice D.Y. Chandrachud constituted the Board which comprises of five senior doctors of AIIMs. This Board was directed to examine the survivor on Saturday and...