Kerala High Court allows termination of 15-week pregnancy of mentally-challenged rape victim



The Kerala State Legal Services Authority sought permission for medical termination of the pregnancy of the victim, alleging that her consent was required for abortion, since she was a major but as she was mentally-challenged, the victim was not in a position to grant consent for the same The post Kerala High Court allows termination of 15-week pregnancy of mentally-challenged rape victim appeared first on India Legal.

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