Unmarried Women Entitled to Abortion up to 24 Weeks; Court Directs Wide Circulation of Supreme Court Order to Avoid Litigation: Bombay High Court

The Bombay High Court has passed an important order reinforcing the rights of women under the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971, directing the Maharashtra Government to give wide publicity to a landmark judgment of the Supreme Court. The High Court emphasized that no woman, particularly an unmarried woman, should be compelled to continue with an unwanted pregnancy due to lack of awareness or improper implementation of the law. Supreme…