Pregnant Minor's Willingness To Retain Pregnancy Prevails Over Her Mother's Plea To Terminate It: Rajasthan High Court
In a significant judgment under the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971, the Rajasthan High Court at Jodhpur, on 19 June 2025, dismissed a writ petition filed by the mother of a 17 years and 5 months old rape victim. The petitioner had sought court directions to medically terminate the pregnancy of her minor daughter, Mst. “S”, who was allegedly raped by one Dinesh Kumar. However, the Court upheld the…
