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The minor rape survivor, who was denied abortion by Supreme Court, delivered a baby through C-section on Thursday in Chandigarh. (Photo: DC/Representational)

Metros

13-yr-old rape victim, allowed abortion, delivers baby at Mumbai...

Doctors decided to perform caesarean because terminating 31-week-old pregnancy was risky for her life.

8 Sept 2017 9:20 PM IST

India

SC allows 13-year-old rape survivor to abort 32-week-old pregnancy

Section 3(2)(b) of the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act prohibits abortion of a foetus after 20 weeks of...

6 Sept 2017 3:39 PM IST

Unsafe abortion is the third biggest cause of maternal deaths in India.

World

Hundreds turn out to protest Alabama's groundbreaking abortion ban

Protesters in Montgomery held up signs reading 'her body, her choice' and 'we are not ovary-acting.'

20 May 2019 3:57 PM IST

Late a Rep Raychel Proudie, a Democrat, quickly rebuked him. (Photo:Twitter)

World

Watch: This US congressman said rape can be 'consensual'

The veteran from Cape Girardeau Police Department even touched on his experiences handling rape cases.

18 May 2019 11:18 AM IST

India

SC to examine legal validity of sections in abortion law

The Section 3(4) bars the termination of pregnancy of a woman, below the age of 18 years without the consent of her...

16 July 2019 4:18 AM IST

Polish President Andrzej Duda after addressing supporters as exit poll results were announced during the presidential election in Pultusk, Poland. (AFP)

World

President Andrzej Duda wins Polish election by slight margin

A close ally of Trump, Duda has vowed to tighten restrictive laws against abortion and has campaigned against 'LGBT...

13 July 2020 2:36 PM IST

US President Barack Obama is greeted by Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg as he arrives to deliver the State of the Union address at the US Capitol in Washington, DC.(AFP File)

World

How Justice Ginsburg's death could reshape the US presidential...

Democrats and Republicans were largely unified in praising Ginsburg as a leading legal thinker and advocate for women's...

19 Sept 2020 2:03 PM IST

In this Wednesday, Sept. 1, 2021 file photo, Barbie H. leads a protest against the six-week abortion ban at the Capitol in Austin, Texas. Dozens of people protested the abortion restriction law that went into effect Wednesday. (Photo: AP)

World

Texas doctor who defied state's new abortion ban is sued

Former attorneys in Arkansas and Illinois filed separate state lawsuits Monday against Dr. Alan Braid

21 Sept 2021 11:52 AM IST

There are several petitions before the Supreme Court of India challenging the constitutional validity of the law. (Representational Image/ ANI File)

Opinion

AA Edit | Landmark abortion ruling expands women's rights

The sweep of the judgment is truly remarkable as the right to access a safe abortion at the hands of licensed medical...

1 Oct 2022 12:10 AM IST

Demonstrators gather outside the United States embassy in Vauxhall to protest against the decision to scrap constitutional right to abortion, in London. (Ashlee Ruggels/PA via AP)

World

US abortion ruling sparks global debate, polarizes activists

The U.N. agency dealing with sexual and reproductive health said that whether or not abortion is legal 'it happens all...

25 Jun 2022 1:35 PM IST

$Irelands Indian-origin Prime Minister Leo Varadkar, who campaigned in favour of liberalisation, said it was \a historic day for Ireland,\ and that a \quiet revolution\ had taken place. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons)$ World

Savita's grieving father thanks Irish voters for overturning abortion...

In referendum held on Friday, results announced on Saturday night, Irish people voted to overturn abortion ban by 66.4...

27 May 2018 5:35 PM IST

The Pintos had approached Bombay HC seeking transit anticipatory bail apprehending arrest in connection with murder of a 7-year-old boy in the toilet of a school run by the Ryan group in Gurgaon. (Photo: File | PTI)

India

Bombay HC lets minor rape survivor to terminate 24-week pregnancy

According to Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, abortion beyond 20 weeks of pregnancy can be done only after getting...

10 May 2018 11:51 AM IST