Abortion
- Telangana
Telangana sees 16059 abortions in 2024-25, 10 fold rise in 5 yrs
Hyderabad: Telangana recorded 16,059 abortions in the financial year 2024-25, marking a 10 fold increase in abortions in the state since 2020-21. Similarly, Andhra Pradesh witnessed a 4 times increase in abortions…
- Telangana
Telangana HC denies abortion for 28 week pregnant minor
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court has denied permission for the termination of an unwanted pregnancy of a minor girl, citing a medical board’s report that stated an abortion at this stage would…
- India
Man & family booked for hiding religion, coercing conversion & abortion
Gonda: A man and his three family members have been booked here on the charge of him marrying a woman by concealing his religious identity, forcing her to convert and undergo abortion,…
- Telangana
Abortion after sex determination scan claims woman’s life in Telangana
Hyderabad: A 28-year-old woman died after undergoing an abortion, allegedly after an illegal sex determination scan conducted at a private residence in Nalgonda district. The victim has been identified as Anusha from…
- Telangana
Telangana: Man forces wife into sex test, abortion; she dies
Hyderabad: A pregnant woman lost her life after her husband forced her into a forced abortion followed by an illegal sex determination test in Kodad, Suryapet. Six people have been arrested in…
- Middle East
UAE announces new abortion guidelines
Abu Dhabi: The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has announced the procedures and guidelines for cases where abortion is permitted. The new guidelines aim to…
- Kerala
Can’t force rape victim to give birth to child of rapist: Kerala HC
Kochi: The Kerala High Court has ruled that a rape victim cannot be forced to give birth to the child of a man who raped her. “Section 3(2) of the Medical Termination…
- News
SC to hear minor’s plea seeking termination of 28-week pregnancy
New Delhi: The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear on Monday the plea of a 14-year-old alleged rape victim seeking termination of her 28-week pregnancy on Sunday, April 21. As per the…
- Bangalore
Karnataka doctor arrested in case of conducting 900 illegal abortions
Bengaluru: The Bengaluru Police have arrested a doctor and his lab technician who have allegedly performed around 900 illegal abortions in the last three years, officials said on Monday. Dr Chandan Ballal…
- Telangana
Telangana IMA warns of action over sex determination tests
Hyderabad: After an illegal sex determination racket was uncovered in Warangal on Monday, the state branch of the Indian Medical Association (IMA) has warned of strict action against doctors involved in conducting…
- Telangana
Telangana: 18 held for illegal sex determination tests, abortion
Hyderabad: Eighteen members of a gang involved in carrying out illegal pre-natal sex determination tests as well as conducting 100 unauthorized abortions were nabbed in a joint operation in Warangal district on…
- Delhi
Delhi HC directs concealing identity of minor girl seeking abortion
New Delhi: The Delhi High Court on Monday directed the Medical Superintendent of LNJP Hospital to withhold the identity of the 14-year-old who is seeking to have her 11-week-old pregnancy terminated. Additionally,…
- India
Same-sex marriage: SC asks Centre not to cite US verdict on abortion
New Delhi: The Supreme Court, hearing pleas seeking legal sanction for same-sex marriage, observed on Tuesday that it is a well-settled principle that “judges don’t legislate” and asked the Centre not to…
- Telangana
‘Illegal abortions’: Doctors body slams Telangana health min for inaction on RMPs
Hyderabad: The Healthcare Reforms Doctors Association (HRDA) on Thursday slammed Telangana health minister T Harish Rao for ‘restricting’ authorities from taking action against Rural Medical Practitioners (RMP) in the state. The Doctors’…
- Mumbai
Bombay HC allows termination of 32-week pregnancy with foetal abnormalities
Mumbai: A woman has the right to choose whether to continue her pregnancy or not and the decision is hers and hers alone to make, the Bombay High Court said while allowing…
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