"Reproductive rights include the right to choose whether and when to have children, the right to choose the number of children and the right to access to safe and legal abortions", the Court added.
The Supreme Court on Monday (April 22) allowed an urgent plea for terminating the pregnancy of a 14-year-old minor rape survivor. While exercising its powers to do complete justice under Article 142.
The Supreme Court s order follows the recommendation of a medical team. - Supreme Court Allows 14-year-old Rape Survivor To Terminate 29-week Pregnancy
The Court, however, also said that the exercise of such right comes along with the responsibility to “discharge duties that arise on exercise of such an option.”
The Delhi High Court yesterday dismissed a plea moved by a 20-year-old unmarried woman seeking medical termination of her pregnancy of 28 weeks.Justice Subramonium Prasad perused the medical report.