HC allows woman s plea to abort 23 week plus abnormal twin foetus
The AIIMS medical board told the high court that the termination procedure would be reasonably safe at the present stage of gestation of the pregnancy.
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NEW DELHI: The Delhi High Court Tuesday allowed a woman to abort 23 week pregnancy after an AIIMS medical board said the twin foetus she was carrying did suffer from abnormalities and once born would face long term developmental issues.
The All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) medical board also told the high court that the termination procedure would be reasonably safe at the present stage of gestation of the pregnancy.
Expedite policy on providing ration to poor during pandemic, High Court tells Delhi govt
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Last Updated: May 25, 2021, 02:12 PM IST
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Justice Rekha Palli observation came after the Delhi government, represented by standing counsel Santosh K Tripathi, said its policy to provide ration and food to the poor was underway and would be finalised soon. The submission by the Delhi government came after the court asked what do you want them (poor people) to do? Beg for food? It is hoped that the respondent (Delhi government) will take expeditious steps to finalise the policy, so that people like the petitioners here, including helpless women and disabled children, do not starve for want of food, the court said and listed the matter for hearing in July.
Sir Ganga Ram Hospital claimed it has distributed all the vials to the Black Fungus patients
New Delhi:
The Delhi High Court Tuesday directed the Sir Ganga Ram Hospital to give details of number of patients of black fungus, primarily those affected by the disease after recovering from COVID-19 and method of distribution of the medicines to them.
The high court was informed that the hospital has been provided with 360 vials of Amphotericin B, the injection administered to patients for treating Mucormycosis (black fungus), by the Delhi government last night.
The hospital, however, claimed it has distributed all the vials to the patients and now left with no medicine, which is already in shortage in the country.