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Discussing The Medical Termination Of Pregnancy In India

Does woman have the autonomy over her reproductive health and rights ? Is it arbitrary to involve the court in matters relating to two consenting individuals? I understand these are some of the fine questions which certainly merits a response as under MTP act a pregnancy can only be terminated upto twenty weeks incase of foetal abnormalities or a rape of the minor. But, in the case of a twenty seven year woman whose plea to abort her twenty six week foetus was turned down by Supreme Court simply because it came in between right to life of the unborn. Going by her arguments court did attempt to draw a clear line considering the reports by the AIIMS medical board on the possible repercussions and implications of abortion on her health in particular and foetus in general. Reportedly suffering from a rare health aliment she had her logic which made her believe of getting a fair judgement. But, for the SCs divergent view she either can give the new born to some adoption centre or else provide him with resources to excel, succeed and compete in different domains. For court, individual,s right to dignity nd equality before law is important than anything be it for the woman or her unborn carefully giving an patient audience to both is paramount as the court has not acted in haste by being thoughtful and mindful than provocatory. Rest, is a by product of our assumption, presumptions and postulations 

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