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The Supreme Court today allowed a 26-year-old alleged rape victim to abort a 24-week old foetus with severe abnormalities (despite a ban on medical termination of pregnancy beyond 20 weeks) as a medical board ordered by it declared that there was a danger to the mother’s life.A bench headed by Justice Jagdish Singh Khehar made it clear that the exception can be considered only in cases where a mother’s life is in danger. The Centre also admitted that the 20-week cap is not applicable in cases where the mother’s life is in dangerOn Friday the court had asked Maharashtra government to set up a medical board to examine the mother. Maharashtra government agreed that it will be set up at Mumbai’s K E Medical College HopitalThe order came after the suggestion of Solicitor General Ranjit Kumar who appeared for the centre that a board be set up to examine the woman before proceeding ahead with the matter.A bench headed by Justice Khehar had ordred that a report be … [Read more...] about SC allows rape victim to abort 24-week-old foetus as mother’s life in danger [Read Order]

The Supreme court today ordered the Maharashtra government to set up a medical board to examine the rape survivor who is seeking an extra ordinary permission to terminate her 24 week old foetus.Maharashtra government agreed that it will be set up at Mumbai’s K E Medical College Hopital tomorrow. The woman has been asked to be present before the board at 10 AM.The order came after the suggestion of  Solicitor General Ranjit Kumar who appeared for the centre that a board be set up to examine the woman before proceeding ahead with the matter.Initially SG recommended a board at AIIMS, New Delhi but Senior lawyer Colin Gonsalves said the woman is in Mumbai and is sick to travel.A bench headed by Justice Khehar said a report shall be placed before the bench on Monday when the “other serious issues involved will be heard”.The foetus suffered from Anencephaly that is, its without major portion of brain, scull and scalp. She had earlier requested doctors to allow her … [Read more...] about Rape Victim’s abortion plea: SC asks Medical Board to examine her tomorrow [Read Order]

Jan 17, 5:03 AM EST Newsletter Signup BusinessTechnologyWorldNationalMedia & CultureOpinionSportsLuxury World By Suman Varandani @suman09 01/17/19 AT 4:40 AM A newborn baby boy died after he was unable to breathe for 26 minutues soon after birth. The mother has blamed hospital staff for not following delivery procedures. Just four days after being born in Kingston Hospital at Surrey, southeast England, Sebastian Clark died an inquest heard Thursday. The baby had been transferred to a specialist neonatal unit at St George's hospital in Tooting in south London, a day after he was born. Doctors had told the parents of the newborn that the baby was brain dead and required to be put on life support. He finally breathed for four hours unaided before he died, according to Mail Online.His parents Alison and Justin Clark from Surbiton, a suburban neighborhood of southwest London, told their heartbreaking story as they had to turn off his life … [Read more...] about Newborn With Breathing Trouble Died Because Hospital Didn’t Follow Procedure