Medical team to conduct abortion of teen rape victim

July 30, 2015 17:16

Just in: A medical team in Gujarat will terminate the pregnancy of 14-year-old rape survivor at 10 am tomorrow. The Supreme Court had held that she could be allowed an abortion unless it posed a great risk to her life, The Gujarat teenager had been refused permission by two lower courts to go forward with the abortion of her 23-weeks old foetus, even though it would seriously hamper her health if she remained pregnant.

Ruling that an abortion was legal if it was necessary to save her life, a Bench led by Chief Justice of India HL Dattu on Tuesday overruled the earlier decision by the trial court and Gujarat high court.

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