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SC DENIES ABORTION PLEA FOR 27-WEEK PREGNANCY, CITING FOETAL RIGHTS

Why in the news? The Supreme Court declined a plea for abortion of a 27-week pregnancy, emphasising the foetus’s right to live. Justices BR Gavai, SVN Bhatti, and Sandeep Mehta highlighted the pregnancy’s advanced stage, questioning the child’s right to survival. source:slideserve Key Points About Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act(MTP) Act: Passed in 1971 for …

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