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Emerging Dimensions of Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act
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by Sanjay Vashishtha†
Cite as: 2023 SCC OnLine Blog Exp 10

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The woman lost her father during the Covid-19 pandemic and her mother is unwell. She also has a married sister, 10 years older to her. However, all of them showed their inability to raise the child.

Karnataka High Court
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A curious case presented itself before the Karnataka HC wherein they deliberated over an agreement for adoption entered between the biological parents and adoptive parents, when the child was still unborn.

United States Court of Appeals (Seventh Circuit)
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The court has reversed the US District Court order that had barred the enforcement of a law passed by Southern District of Indiana, requiring the medical providers to dispose of foetal remains via burial or cremation instead of as “medical waste” stating that the law violated the First Amendment.

Kerala High Court
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Kerala High Court: V. G. Arun, J., allowed medical termination of 28-week pregnancy of a 14-year-old girl. The mother of the victim

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“After today, young women will come of age with fewer rights than their mothers and grandmothers had”.

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Supreme Court of The United States: In a far-reaching decision concerning an American woman’s right to abortion, the Court held that the

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Bombay High Court: While addressing a matter, wherein the accused who was a doctor charged for raping a minor stated that there

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Karnataka High Court: N S Sanjay Gowda, J., directed the Medical Practitioners to terminate the pregnancy in accordance with the provisions of

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After the United States Supreme Court declined the request of urgent stay of Heartbeat Act, 2021, the New Abortion Law comes into

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Supreme Court of The United States: In a significant decision which can have major repercussions on a woman’s choice to abort in

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Delhi High Court: Vibhu Bakhru, J., observed that If an HIV positive person is aware of their condition and has unprotected sex, the

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Supreme Court of the United States: While looking into the validity of Louisiana’s Act 620 laying out certain laws for abortion, the

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Rajasthan High Court: Dinesh Mehta, J. while allowing the present petition with regard to termination of pregnancy, stated that, “…petitioner has been impregnated

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“Court can only iron out the creases but while doing so, it must not alter the fabric, of which an Act is

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Punjab and Haryana High Court: Fateh Deep Singh, J. allowed the bail application on the ground that trial was not going to

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As reported by media, Louisiana House of Representatives passed a bill that would prohibit abortion after the detection of an embryonic heartbeat, which

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Bombay High Court: The Bench of V.M. Deshpande, J. dismissed an appeal challenging the judgment and order of Additional Sessions Judge whereby the

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High Court of Himachal Pradesh: While deciding a writ petition, a Division Bench comprising of Dharam Chand Chaudhary, J. and Vivek Singh

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Supreme Court: The 3-judge bench of Dipak Misra, CJ and Amitava Roy and AM Khanwilkar, JJ  allowed a 13-year-old rape survivor to terminate