SC Declines HIV-Infected Woman’s Plea To Abort, Orders Bihar Govt. To Pay 3L Compensation [Read Order]

The Supreme Court has declined to allow HIV-infected Patna-based woman to terminate her pregnancy, citing danger to her life.A bench led by Justice Dipak Misra relied on the report filed by a board of doctors from the All India Medical Science (AIIMS), which suggested danger to her life, if she was allowed to terminate her pregnancy at this stage.Accepting the petitioner counsel Vrinda...