‘Personal Choice Must Be Respected’; Minor Rape Survivor Allowed to Terminate 21-Week Pregnancy: Chhattisgarh High Court

The Chhattisgarh High Court has allowed a minor rape and sexual assault survivor to medically terminate her 21-week pregnancy, holding that refusing her request would directly violate her right to bodily integrity and cause severe mental, psychological and physical harm. Justice Parth Prateem Sahu delivered the order while relying on the Supreme Court’s landmark principles laid down in the case of Suchita Srivastava and Another v. Chandigarh Administration (2009), where…