The Delhi High Court has allowed a woman to terminate her over 30-week pregnancy as the foetus had a rare chromosomal disorder and said had she given birth, the child would have such substantial abnormalities that normal life might have never been an option. If the woman is forced to continue with the pregnancy, she will be in constant fear about the high odds of a stillbirth.
The petitioner had moved the Court on the ground that the foetus is suffering not only from Edward Syndrome (Trisomy 18) but also from non-ossified nasal bone and bi.
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The Delhi High Court was hearing a petition by a mother whose 18-year-old son from the UK was admitted to a private hospital here for isolation after testing positive for the virus upon his arrival.