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VIDEOS: SC Allows Alleged Rape Victim To Terminate Pregnancy Post Mandated 20 Weeks

VIDEOS: SC Allows Alleged Rape Victim To Terminate Pregnancy Post Mandated 20 Weeks

Updated: July 25, 2016 5:32 pmIn a rare order, the Supreme Court on Monday allowed an alleged rape victim to terminate her pregnancy after law-mandated 20 weeks.The court accepted the recommendations by a medical board that opined her life was in danger owing to the multiple congenital anomalies in the foetus.The board, constituted by the court on Friday last week, said that continuing with the pregnancy will gravely endanger the physical and mental health of the woman.