medical termination of pregnancy act

The Delhi High Court has allowed a 16-year-old pregnant rape survivor to terminate her 28-week pregnancy at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), which has been directed to preserve the foetus for DNA testing. Justice…

NEW DELHI: The Supreme Court on Thursday filled a legislative vacuum in the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Actand relevant Rules to confer on an unmarried woman the right to terminate a 20-24 week unwanted pregnancy, if medical…

Couples who intend to take the surrogacy route to become parents will have to buy a general health insurance coverage in favour of a surrogate mother for a period of 36 months, according to the Surrogacy (Regulation) Rules issued…