The Supreme Court, on Monday, recalled its earlier order, which had allowed the abortion of the 30-week pregnancy of a 14-year-old rape survivor. This came after her parents informed the top court that there are health concerns if proceeding with the abortion, and hence wish to keep the baby.
On April 22, the Supreme Court had ordered the immediate medical termination of the pregnancy of the minor girl, as it set aside a Bombay High Court order which declined the abortion.
The Supreme Court used its extraordinary powers under Article 142 of the Constitution to do “complete justice” to permit the abortion and noted that the girl was already 30 weeks pregnant and came to know about her condition at a very late stage.
As per the case details, the girl had gone missing in February 2023 and was found three months later in Rajasthan, pregnant after a man sexually assaulted her.
