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Days after the episode drew controversy, the Supreme Court defended the Union government's decision to directly request the CJI to recall an order passed by another bench allowing the termination of a pregnancy.
The Supreme Court has rejected a woman's request to terminate her 26-week pregnancy under the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act,1971 (MTP Act), noting that there was neither any danger to her life nor any foetal abnormality.
The abortion laws in India are currently in debate in the Supreme Court, and are in the spotlight once again after a woman entered a plea to abort her 26-week-old fetus.
A three-judge bench of the Supreme Court on Monday rejected a plea to abort a pregnancy that had crossed the threshold of 24 weeks under the MTP Act in view of a report that the foetus is viable.
The Supreme Court of India has rejected a woman's plea to terminate her 27-week-old pregnancy, citing that it violates the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act. The court stated that there was no immediate threat to the mother or any foetal abnormality. However, the court allowed the parents to decide whether they wanted to give up the baby for adoption and directed the state to bear all medical costs.