Minor has right over reproductive choice: Supreme Court

The Supreme Court permitted a minor’s pregnancy termination, acknowledging her right to reproductive autonomy and the lifelong trauma of an illegitimate child. Despite the Maharashtra government’s concerns about a 30-week fetus’s viability and the suggestion of an orphanage, the court prioritized the girl’s mental well-being, directing the procedure with medical safeguards.

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