Tag: Forceful impregnation

Forced impregnation of a married woman for the purpose of abortion can be considered "marital rape", the Supreme Court ruled on Thursday, as it delivered a landmark ruling on women's reproductive rights and bodily autonomy. A bench headed by Justice Dhananjaya Y Chandrachud held that the term "rape" under the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act would include pregnancy due to coercive sex by husbands. The bench said, "Married women may also form part of the class of rape survivors. Rape means sexual intercourse without consent, and intimate partner violence is a reality. In this case, also woman may get forcefully pregnant. Any pregnancy alleged to be caused by force by a pregnant woman is rape." The existing provisions of the law do not allow a single woman to have an a...