Supreme Court refuses to allow woman to terminate over 32-week pregnancy

The Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to allow a 26-year-old woman, who had lost her husband in October last year, to terminate her over 32-week pregnancy, saying the medical board has held that there were no abnormalities in the foetus.

A bench of Justices Bela M Trivedi and Prasanna Bhalachandra Varale refused to interfere with the January 23 order of the Delhi High Court recalling its earlier verdict of January 4, allowing the woman to terminate her then 29-week-old foetus.

"It's a 32-week-foetus. How can it be terminated? Medical board has also said that it cannot be terminated. It is a matter of two weeks, then you can give it for adoption, if you want," the bench said.