The Supreme Court declined to entertain the plea of a 20-year-old unmarried woman seeking termination of her over 27-week pregnancy. The bench, headed by Justice B R Gavai, cited the foetus’s fundamental right to life as it passed the order during the hearing challenging the Delhi High Court’s May 3 ruling, which also refused termination of the pregnancy. Asserting the foetus’s entitlement to life, the bench, comprising justices S V N Bhatti and Sandeep Mehta, emphasised that any decision must align with existing statutory provisions.Supreme Court upholds right to life of foetus, rejects plea for late-term pregnancy termination
The Supreme Court declined to entertain the plea of a 20-year-old unmarried woman seeking termination of her over 27-week pregnancy. The bench, headed by Justice B R Gavai, cited the foetus’s fundamental right to life as it passed the order during the hearing challenging the Delhi High Court’s May 3 ruling, which also refused termination of the pregnancy. Asserting the foetus’s entitlement to life, the bench, comprising justices S V N Bhatti and Sandeep Mehta, emphasised that any decision must align with existing statutory provisions.
