The Supreme Court has refused to allow the termination of 32-week pregnancy of a 10-year old rape survivor, relying on a medical report that it would not be good for her or the foetus. <br/><br/>A bench, headed by Chief Justice JS Khehar, perused the report of a medical board set up by the Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGI), Chandigarh to examine the child. <br/><br/>The bench also asked Solicitor General Ranjit Kumar to convey its suggestion to the Centre that a permanent medical board be set up in each state to take prompt decisions in cases where women and girls seek nod for abortion.<br/><br/>Courts allow medical termination of pregnancy up to 20 weeks under the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act and can make an exception if the foetus is genetically abnormal.<br/><br/>In another case, the apex court yesterday allowed a woman to abort her 22-week-old foetus, suffering from complex neurological problem. <br/><br/>A medical board favoured termination of the pregnancy which was posing severe mental injury to the woman.