NEED TO RAISE VOICE FOR THE FREEDOM OF RAPE VICTIM TO TERMINATE PREGNANCY

Law

Earlier the right to abortion was not permitted and it was strongly opposed by the society. The termination of pregnancy was termed to be a murder of the fetus. But due to the change in time and technology, nowadays this right has been legally sanctioned by most of the nations after the famous decision of Roe Vs Wade by the US Supreme Court. But the oppositions are still present and people do believe that it should be legally prohibited. It is admirable that India was one of the first countries in world to legalize abortion to encourage family planning and population control. Well, to the extent it is to safeguard the girl child, that is a noble intent; but women who discover abnormalities or develop complications later in the pregnancy and rape victims, particularly underage ones, end up bearing the brunt of it. And because the Medical Termination Act 1971 is very much outdated and doesn’t consider these eventualities, women are forced to move court in these circumstances. And in case of rape victims, this long court procedure and slow legal machinery makes it medically dangerous to safely terminate the pregnancy.

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