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In a significant judgment, the #SupremeCourtofIndia has declared that unmarried women are also entitled to seek abortion of pregnancy within 20-24 weeks arising out of a consensual relationship.
In a significant judgment, the #SupremeCourtofIndia has declared that unmarried women are also entitled to seek abortion of pregnancy within 20-24 weeks arising out of a consensual relationship.
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The Court ruled that the exclusion of unmarried women who conceive out of live-in relationships from the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Rules is unconstitutional.
The Court ruled that the exclusion of unmarried women who conceive out of live-in relationships from the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Rules is unconstitutional.
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"All women are entitled to safe and legal abortion. If Rule 3B(c) is understood as only for married women, it would perpetuate the stereotype that only married women indulge in sexual activities. This is not constitutionally sustainable.
"All women are entitled to safe and legal abortion. If Rule 3B(c) is understood as only for married women, it would perpetuate the stereotype that only married women indulge in sexual activities. This is not constitutionally sustainable.
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The artificial distinction between married and unmarried women cannot be sustained. Women must have the autonomy to have free exercise of these rights", #JusticeChandrachud, the presiding judge of the #SupremeCourt bench, read out the excerpts of the judgment.
The artificial distinction between married and unmarried women cannot be sustained. Women must have the autonomy to have free exercise of these rights", #JusticeChandrachud, the presiding judge of the #SupremeCourt bench, read out the excerpts of the judgment.
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