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SC reserves judgement on woman's plea for terminating over 26-week pregnancy

A bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud noted the fresh report from the AIIMS medical board which confirmed that the petitioner is suffering from post-partum psychosis and the foetus hasn`t been adversely affected by her medication

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Supreme Court of India. File Pic

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The Supreme Court on Monday reserved its order on the plea of a married woman who has sought termination of her over 26-week healthy foetus on account of her illness.

Caught on the horns of a moral dilemma over the rights of the unborn child and the woman`s right to her bodily autonomy, a bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud noted the fresh report from the AIIMS medical board which confirmed that the petitioner is suffering from post-partum psychosis and the foetus hasn`t been adversely affected by her medication.

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