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Delhi High Court Orders Pregnancy Termination for Rape Survivor
The Delhi High Court heard the case of a 15-year-old girl who became pregnant after a rape.
The court ordered that her pregnancy be terminated.
It said making her continue the pregnancy would harm her right to dignity.
The girl had already suffered the trauma of a serious sexual assault.
She had also lost both of her parents.
This made her especially vulnerable, according to the court.
The judges said cases like this cause deep sadness and concern.
The ruling focused on protecting the child’s dignity and well-being.
The Delhi High Court ordered termination of a 15-year-old rape survivor’s pregnancy.
The court said forcing her to bear the child would breach her right to dignity.
The petitioner had already experienced trauma from a heinous sexual assault.
The court noted that the child had lost both of her parents.
The court described such cases as leaving an “indelible sense of anguish.”
- Who
- The Delhi High Court and a 15-year-old rape survivor who was the petitioner.
- What
- The court ordered termination of the minor survivor’s pregnancy.
- Where
- The Delhi High Court.
- When
- Not stated in the article.
- Why
- The court said forcing the child to bear the pregnancy would breach her right to dignity, after she had already suffered sexual assault and lost both parents.
Key facts
- Court
- Delhi High Court
- Age of petitioner
- 15
- Case subject
- Pregnancy termination following rape
- Court’s concern
- Forcing the survivor to bear the child would breach her right to dignity
- Additional vulnerability
- The petitioner had lost both parents
- Court’s description
- Such cases leave an “indelible sense of anguish”
Sources
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