<p>New Delhi: The <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/supreme-court">Supreme Court</a> on Monday allowed a plea filed on behalf of 14-year-old rape survivor for termination of her about 30-week pregnancy, taking into account exceptional circumstances and a medical report indicating adverse impact of it upon the physical and mental well being of the minor.</p><p>A bench of Chief Justice of India <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/d-y-chandrachud">D Y Chandrachud</a> and Justice J B Pardiwala used its power under Article 142 of the Constitution to pass the order on a plea filed by the girl's mother.</p><p>The court set aside the Bombay High Court's order of April 4, 2024, which declined to allow the plea for medical termination of pregnancy.</p>.SC orders immediate medical check-up of 14-yr-old rape survivor seeking to terminate 28-week pregnancy.<p>The bench relied upon the report by a medical board set up by the Sion Hospital Mumbai on a direction by this court on April 19 to issue its order.</p><p>"The medical board has clearly opined the pregnancy may impact mental and physical well being of the minor," the bench said.</p><p>"The threat in carrying out the termination is not higher than than the risk in full delivery," the bench noted.</p><p>The court directed the Dean Sion Hospital to constitute a team to carry out the medical termination of pregnancy of the minor.</p><p>The bench, which reserved its order in the matter, issued interim directions to carry out the procedure for medical termination of pregnancy at state expenses.</p><p>The minor girl was subjected to sexual assault, resulting into her pregnancy. An FIR also lodged in this regard on March 20, 2024 in Navi Mumbai.</p><p>The court also noted the FIR in the case was lodged beyond the limit of 24 weeks prescribed under the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act.</p>
<p>New Delhi: The <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/supreme-court">Supreme Court</a> on Monday allowed a plea filed on behalf of 14-year-old rape survivor for termination of her about 30-week pregnancy, taking into account exceptional circumstances and a medical report indicating adverse impact of it upon the physical and mental well being of the minor.</p><p>A bench of Chief Justice of India <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/tags/d-y-chandrachud">D Y Chandrachud</a> and Justice J B Pardiwala used its power under Article 142 of the Constitution to pass the order on a plea filed by the girl's mother.</p><p>The court set aside the Bombay High Court's order of April 4, 2024, which declined to allow the plea for medical termination of pregnancy.</p>.SC orders immediate medical check-up of 14-yr-old rape survivor seeking to terminate 28-week pregnancy.<p>The bench relied upon the report by a medical board set up by the Sion Hospital Mumbai on a direction by this court on April 19 to issue its order.</p><p>"The medical board has clearly opined the pregnancy may impact mental and physical well being of the minor," the bench said.</p><p>"The threat in carrying out the termination is not higher than than the risk in full delivery," the bench noted.</p><p>The court directed the Dean Sion Hospital to constitute a team to carry out the medical termination of pregnancy of the minor.</p><p>The bench, which reserved its order in the matter, issued interim directions to carry out the procedure for medical termination of pregnancy at state expenses.</p><p>The minor girl was subjected to sexual assault, resulting into her pregnancy. An FIR also lodged in this regard on March 20, 2024 in Navi Mumbai.</p><p>The court also noted the FIR in the case was lodged beyond the limit of 24 weeks prescribed under the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act.</p>
