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High Court allows medical termination of pregnancy: ‘Courts need to have larger perspective of human sufferings’
The petitioner, a couple from Chandigarh, had approached the High Court, seeking permission to abort the foetus. December 29, 2020 9:10:11 am
The Bench allowed the petitioners to get the foetus aborted subject to advice of the specialised medical professionals conducting abortion as per provisions of the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971. (Representational Image)
Observing that “courts in their endeavour to do justice need not function in a narrow straitjacket manner and need to have larger perspective of the human sufferings”, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has allowed a couple to get their foetus aborted subject to advice of expert medical professionals.