"That the conviction and sentencing took place so quickly is encouraging," she told the Thomson Reuters Foundation. The girl was 30 weeks pregnant in July when the court turned down her abortion plea as she was too far advanced. Indian law does not allow terminations after 20 weeks unless the mother's life is in danger. The girl did not know she was pregnant and was unaware she delivered a baby girl in August as her parents told her she was undergoing stomach surgery to remove a stone. In May, a court allowed another 10-year-old girl allegedly raped by her stepfather to undergo an abortion.

Source: bd News24 November 02, 2017 13:18 UTC