Women entitled to end pregnancy regardless of reason: High Court

MUMBAI: Endorsing the right of a woman to "lead a life of her choice", the Bombay High Court has held that the scope of the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act should extend to the "mental health" of a woman and she should be "allowed to opt out of an unwanted pregnancy irrespective of the reason". A division bench of Justices VK Tahilramani and Mridula Bhatkar yesterday said, the benefits of the Act must be extended to not just married women but also to those women who "stay with...
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