Guidelines Set for Police and Hospitals on Handling Rape Victims Seeking Abortion: Delhi High Court
The Delhi High Court, in a significant move aimed at streamlining the process of medical termination of pregnancy (MTP) for rape survivors, laid down a series of binding directions for the police, hospitals, and medical boards. The directions were passed by Justice Swarana Kanta Sharma in the case titled Minor S (Through Mother M) VERSUS State & Anr. Identification by Investigating Officer to suffice One of the key directives is…