The Bombay high court on Monday granted permission to a Jogeshwari resident to abort her 25-week foetus , which has been detected with a severe abnormality. This year alone, 17 women from Mumbai and its neighbouring suburbs had to approach the Supreme Court for permission to terminate their pregnancies. The Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act does not allow abortions beyond 20 weeks of pregnancy, except in cases where there is a threat to the mother’s life. The condition of the foetus fulfils the criteria of substantial risk of serious physical handicap in the foetus,” experts from Sir JJ Hospital stated in the report. “Thus, if the court permits, the pregnancy can be terminated as desired by the woman,” experts added.

Source: Hindustan Times November 07, 2017 04:05 UTC