SC Abortion Verdict: Reading Down Mandatory Reporting Under POCSO Is a Double-Edged Sword

Though the court said minors engaging in consensual sexual activity can ask registered medical practitioners not to report instances of pregnancy, this could have a disastrous effect on children facing sexual abuse.

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