Minor Rape Survivor Can Undergo Medical Termination Without Waiting for Court Approval if Permitted by Law: Madhya Pradesh High Court
The Madhya Pradesh High Court has held that hospitals and doctors need not seek prior permission from the Court for termination of pregnancy where the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971 itself authorises the procedure. The Court permitted the medical termination of pregnancy of a 17-year-old rape survivor after finding that the survivor and her mother had voluntarily consented to the procedure and the Medical Board had declared the pregnancy…
