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'What Public Interest?' : Supreme Court Rejects Plea Challenging Law Allowing Abortion Of Unwanted Pregnancies Due To Contraceptive Failures

Awstika Das

26 Aug 2023 9:30 AM IST

    • What Public Interest? : Supreme Court Rejects Plea Challenging Law Allowing Abortion Of Unwanted Pregnancies Due To Contraceptive Failures

    The Supreme Court on Friday refused to entertain a petition filed by an anti-abortion NGO seeking deletion of a provision under the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act which allows women to undergo an abortion if any form of contraception device used either by her or her partner fails. A bench of Chief Justice DY Chandrachud, JB Pardiwala, and Manoj Misra was hearing a PIL filed by...

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    Supreme CourtSupreme Court of IndiaAbortion RightsPublic Interest LitigationMedical Termination of Pregnancy Act 1971Chief Justice D Y ChandrachudJustice J B PardiwalaJustice Manoj Misra
    Awstika Das

    Awstika Das

    Awstika Das, an alumna of the Faculty of Law at the University of Delhi, and the Department of International Relations at Jadavpur University, is a Delhi-based lawyer and a multimedia journalist. She works as a special correspondent covering the Indian Supreme Court. She also hosts a weekly legal news round-up segment on YouTube.

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