Abortion

SC To Consider Listing Woman’s Plea Seeking Termination Of 23-Week Foetus

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to consider listing the plea of an unmarried woman who was not…

July 19, 2022

Orissa High Court Empowers Doctors’ Team For Abortion Of Minor Girl Without Its Order

Cuttack: Orissa High Court has empowered a team of doctors to go ahead with abortion of a minor girl, if…

April 10, 2021

Parliament Passes Bill To Raise Upper Limit For Abortions To 24 Weeks In Special Cases

New Delhi: Rajya Sabha on Tuesday passed a bill to raise the upper limit for permitting abortions from the present…

March 16, 2021

Govt Doctor Arrested For ‘Rape & Forcible Abortion’ Of Minor Girl In Odisha

Sundargarh: Police on Tuesday arrested a doctor of a government hospital in connection with the alleged rape and forcible abortion…

July 7, 2020

Union Cabinet Approves Extending Abortion Upper Limit To 24 Weeks

New Delhi: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday approved the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (Amendment) Bill, 2020, which proposed extending the…

January 29, 2020