Supreme Court on Abortion: The country’s highest court has used the extraordinary powers given under the constitution to save a child growing in a womb. The 20-year-old girl had sought permission to abort the unwanted pregnancy. On this matter, AIIMS (AIIMS) advised not to do abortion. A three-member bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud directed AIIMS to ensure the safe delivery of the girl child. Due to the intervention of the Supreme Court, the child will also get a new family after birth.
The Supreme Court has allowed the child to be handed over to a willing family after birth. This family had expressed their desire to adopt the child after knowing about the girl’s petition. After this, the Supreme Court, using the right given under Article 142 of the Constitution, directed AIIMS to deliver and allowed the child to be handed over to the willing family.
29 month pregnant student
A 20-year-old engineering student had approached the Supreme Court to abort her 29-month-old pregnancy. The girl had told the court that she came to know about pregnancy after 7 months. The court was also told that the girl is unmarried and her family is not ready to adopt the child.
Complicated case after AIIMS report
The matter became complicated when the medical board of AIIMS presented its report on the instructions of the Supreme Court. AIIMS advised in its report that if surgery is done in this situation, the child will come out alive from the womb. In case of survival, the child will have to be kept in the new born baby home. After the AIIMS report, this case reached the rarest category.
The bench headed by the Chief Justice also admitted that this case is not like those cases of abortion in which permission has been given. In the last hearing, Solicitor General Tushar Mehta had told the court that abortion in such a situation would be tantamount to killing a 29-week-old child.
sent asg to the girl
In view of the extraordinary circumstances, the court asked Additional Solicitor General Aishwarya Bhati to talk to the girl. After talking to the girl, Aishwarya Bhati told the court that now she is ready to give birth to the unborn child but cannot keep it with her due to her circumstances. Bhati also told that there is a couple who are ready to adopt and raise the child after birth. The couple has also registered with the Central Adoption Resource Authority (CARA).
Bhati said- I am ready to keep
The court was told that the student was feeling very broken. At the same time, the girl’s lawyer said that she is in a lot of trouble and may take some wrong steps. On this, Aishwarya said that if it is so then she is ready to keep the girl with her.
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