October 7, 2017 5:49 PM

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SC allows woman to abort 31-week foetus having kidney problems

The Supreme Court has allowed a woman to abort her 31-week foetus after it was detected that both its kidneys were not functioning. <br/><br/>A bench headed by Justice A K Sikri and comprising justices A M Sapre and Ashok Bhushan, relied on a report of the medical board of Mumbai-based J J Hospital, where the woman was examined. <br/><br/>Section 3(2)(b) of the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act prohibits abortion of a foetus after 20 weeks of pregnancy.

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