The Supreme Court today issued notice to the Centre and others on a plea seeking its permission to allow a 10-year-old rape survivor to terminate her 26-week-old pregnancy. <br/><br/>A bench comprising Chief Justice J S Khehar and Justice D Y Chandrachud asked the member secretary of Chandigarh Legal Services Authority to assist it as an amicus curiae and get the rape survivor examined by a board of doctors on Wednesday.<br/><br/>The bench also said that the medical board will have to examine the aspect whether if they allow the girl to abort the foetus, then what could be the possible risk on her life. The Public Interest Litigation was filed after a Chandigarh district court on July 18 refused to let the girl undergo the abortion after it was confirmed that she was 26-weeks-pregnant.
News On AIR | July 24, 2017 2:42 PM
SC issues notice to Centre, others on plea seeking permission to allow rape survivor to terminate 26 week pregnancy