VIDEO | "Today, The Honourable (Delhi High) Court has rejected the petition, which was filed by an unmarried girl, who is 20 years and is a student, seeking medical termination of her pregnancy, carrying 27 weeks. She came to know about the pregnancy on Jan 25, 2024 and she had cold feet after coming to know about it. She approached several doctors and hospitals, but all of them refused for termination of the pregnancy due to limitation under law," says advocate Amit Mishra on Delhi HC rejecting a petition seeking medical termination of 27-week pregnancy.
https://t.co/sXkbYNuo86 Court also didn't consider that forcing a widow of 26yrs to continue d pregnancy to its full term, deliver d child & giving it in adoption is a serious attack on her of Right of Reproductive Choice,Bodily Autonomy,Dignity&Privacy #Abortion is a healthcare.
VIDEO | "This petition was filed by a widow who was carrying a pregnancy of around 28 weeks. After her husband's unfortunate demise on Oct 19, 2023, and after that she found pregnancy of more than 20 weeks. In December, she went for medical termination of pregnancy but all the doctors refused her on the ground that she was not falling under the criteria of law, as 24 weeks were over. Finally, she approached the Delhi HC and after two weeks, her petition was allowed by the high court. AIIMS has been directed for termination for pregnancy," says lawyer Amit Mishra after Delhi HC allowed a 23-year-old woman to terminate her 27-week pregnancy.
#Called as Panelist today 29.10.2023 by NDTV24x7 for special show "We The People" with Rishika Baruah on recent SC 26 Weeks Abortion Verdict where my client a married woman denied her Right to Abortion & forced to continue for full term after ignoring her Physical & Mental Health
#Spoke on Poonam's case (Abortion denied to married woman at 26weeks)#X Judgment(Abortion allowed to single woman at 25weeks)#P's case (Abortion denied to 19 yrs student)#Mrs B v UOI (Abortion allowed to married woman at 23 weeks on domestic violence)
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#26weeks Abortion#Married woman#Accidental Pregnancy#Post Partum Psychosis#Mental Health #Really feel sad for her#Forcing any woman to continue the accidental & unwanted pregnancy to full term amounts to violation of Reproductive choice & Bodily Integrity.
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Got favourable order from Delhi High Court & it has become a first & landmark case where a married woman has been permitted for her Abortion at 23 weeks 2 days on ground of domestic violence and separation. Read at @IndiaToday
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@BDUTT Hello Ma'am...May i have your Email Id plz to share an important matter reflecting police atrocities and wrongful acts for money from even professionals in the name of destroying reputation. It will highlight police's daily wrongs happening in the society.
#Invited & felicitated by my alma mater on International Human Rights Day. Done my Ph.D in 2016. Awsome feeling from being a student to Speaker. Truly Humbled & Blessed.
#Being small part of Big change in India. This Landmark Judgment will empower women irrespective of their status. #Right to Reproduction Choice, Autonomy, Bodily Integrity, Dignity & finally Right to say "NO" are upheld by the SC on 29.09.2022.
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#Small part of this big achievement.#Right to Reproduction Choice, Autonomy, Bodily Integrity, Dignity & finally Right to say "NO" by all women. This Landmark Judgment will set new benchmarks not only in India but globally also.