Mumbai: Considering His socio-economic status, the Bombay High Court allows an 18-year-old request for a 26-week pregnancy termination.
“In facts and circumstances, forcing the applicant, a gentle age girl, to have unwanted children can cause disaster consequences for the rest of his life, not only for the applicant, but for the whole family, ” A judge Ujal Bhuyan and Madhav Jamdar said On October 6, the girl said the continuation of pregnancy would have a negative impact on her mental health.
The JJ Hospital panel said the fetus did not have a disorder and he did not have medical or pregnancy related diseases.
“Mothers have moderate depression episodes, and with treatment of pregnancy treatment is not possible affect his mental health.
The mental condition of the patient who suffers does not meet the criteria for substantial risk causes a serious mental injury to the mother, and therefore does not guarantee medical cessation of pregnancy.
“The girl’s advocate, Shriram Kulkarni, said the medical council ignored his psychological conditions.
Bombay HC allows MTP for 18 weeks old girls pregnant 26 weeks
