Protection of Life Prevails Over Reproductive Choice, Termination of 27-Week Pregnancy of Minor Rape Survivor Declined: Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh High Court
The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh refused permission for medical termination of pregnancy of a 14-year-old rape survivor whose pregnancy had crossed 27 weeks. The Court held that protection and preservation of life must take precedence when medical experts warn that termination would expose the minor victim to grave and irreversible medical complications. Bench and Important Constitutional Observation The matter was decided by Justice Wasim Sadiq Nargal,…
