The Supreme Court today permitted a woman, who is in her 26th week of pregnancy, to abort her foetus that is suffering from severe cardiac ailments. A bench of Justice Dipak Misra and M Khanwilkar said the procedure of termination of pregnancy should be carried out forthwith at the SSKM Hospital in Kolkata.<br/><br/>The direction came after the bench perused the report of the medical board and the SSKM Hospital, which adviced the termination of pregnancy on the grounds that the mother would suffer severe mental injury if the pregnancy is continued and the child, if born alive, has to undergo multiple surgeries for severe cardiac ailments.