{"id":331309,"date":"2025-05-16T12:47:31","date_gmt":"2025-05-16T17:47:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=331309"},"modified":"2025-05-15T01:28:20","modified_gmt":"2025-05-15T06:28:20","slug":"indian-court-orders-abortion-33-week-preborn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/indian-court-orders-abortion-33-week-preborn\/","title":{"rendered":"Indian court orders abortion of 33-week preborn baby"},"content":{"rendered":"
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India’s Gujarat High Court on Monday ordered<\/a> the abortion of a 33-week-old preborn baby a week after the Protection of Children from Sexual Offense Court denied the request to abort the baby.<\/p>\n

The case involves a 13-year-old girl who became pregnant by rape at the hands of neighbor who is believed to have assaulted her multiple times while the girl’s mother and stepfather were at work. The girl suffers from moderate anemia and allegedly has a “low IQ level,” according to Justice Nirzar Desai.<\/p>\n

“After considering all factors related to the victim’s very young age, stage of pregnancy, moderate anaemia, mental condition and low IQ level, it is evident that continuing the pregnancy will increase the risk for the mother,” said the court. There is a 20-week legal abortion limit under the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act, however, the court made a judicial exemption for the girl due to the assault and the girl’s medical condition. However, the abortion will also be a high-risk procedure for her.<\/p>\n