HC Declines 20-yr-Old Unwed Woman’s Plea to Abort 28-Week “Completely Viable” Foetus

The Delhi High Court on Thursday refused to allow a 20-year-old unmarried woman to terminate her pregnancy of 28 weeks, holding that the foetus was “completely viable” and “foeticide cannot be permitted”. The Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act permits aborting a foetus at a maximum of 24 weeks. In case of substantial foetal abnormalities,

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