Judge in Gujarat rejects father’s petition for termination, saying unborn child could not be blamed for trauma of young mother
An Indian court has denied a 14-year-old girl a late-term abortion after she was allegedly raped by a doctor in the western state of Gujarat, said the victim’s lawyer.
In a decision that emerged on Friday, the Gujarat high court rejected a petition filed by the girl’s father, saying India’s abortion law does not allow termination of pregnancy after 20 weeks. The girl, who cannot be named for legal reasons, is more than five months pregnant.
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