There can be no restriction on a woman’s right to exercise her reproductive choice to either procreate or to abstain from procreating, Kerala High Court has said while allowing a 23-year-old student to medically terminate her 26-week pregnancy. Justice V G Arun, in an order on November 2, said the medical board has opined that the woman was having acute stress reaction and continuation of the pregnancy may risk her life. 

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