Unmarried Women In Live-In Relationships Have Right To Abortion: Supreme Court
A 24-week pregnant woman cannot be denied the right to abortion simply because she is not married. A bench headed by Justice DY Chandrachur said this while passing an interim judgment in a case related to abortion on Thursday. The applicant, a 25-year-old woman, told the court that she was unmarried. She became pregnant while living together. But because she is not married, she has to face difficulties during an abortion. She first approached the Delhi High Court regarding the whole issue. But the court dismissed her plea on the grounds that she was in a consensual relationship. The Supreme Court also termed the Delhi High Court judgment as 'unnecessary obstruction'. AIIMS doctors are tasked with deciding whether the woman can be safely aborted or not. The Supreme Court said that the
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