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| Doctors tell court 10-year-old girl allegedly raped by her uncle is too far into her pregnancy for a safe termination | |
| Agence France-Presse in New Delhi | |
| Fri 28 Jul 2017 15.18 BST | |
| Last modified on Fri 28 Jul 2017 15.48 BST | |
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| India’s supreme court has refused to allow a 10-year-old rape victim to have an abortion because doctors said she was too far into her pregnancy. | India’s supreme court has refused to allow a 10-year-old rape victim to have an abortion because doctors said she was too far into her pregnancy. |
| The girl is eight months pregnant, and doctors told the court a termination would pose a threat to her life. Her lawyers said her family accepted the verdict. | The girl is eight months pregnant, and doctors told the court a termination would pose a threat to her life. Her lawyers said her family accepted the verdict. |
| “The court ruling is based on the opinion received from the qualified medical panel and we are content with the ruling,” said Alakh Alok Srivastava, a lawyer for the victim’s family. | “The court ruling is based on the opinion received from the qualified medical panel and we are content with the ruling,” said Alakh Alok Srivastava, a lawyer for the victim’s family. |
| The court’s judges said on Friday they could not allow a termination because the medical report suggested it was “neither good for the mother nor the foetus”. | The court’s judges said on Friday they could not allow a termination because the medical report suggested it was “neither good for the mother nor the foetus”. |
| The judges asked the government-run Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research hospital in the northern city of Chandigarh to ensure the girl receives proper medical care, the BBC reported. | The judges asked the government-run Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research hospital in the northern city of Chandigarh to ensure the girl receives proper medical care, the BBC reported. |
| The girl, who has not been named, was allegedly raped several times by an uncle. He has been arrested. | The girl, who has not been named, was allegedly raped several times by an uncle. He has been arrested. |
| The pregnancy was only discovered recently after her parents took her to hospital complaining of stomach pain. The parents then approached the courts to allow an abortion. | The pregnancy was only discovered recently after her parents took her to hospital complaining of stomach pain. The parents then approached the courts to allow an abortion. |
| Their initial plea at a local court was declined over similar safety fears. The family challenged the ruling at the supreme court. | Their initial plea at a local court was declined over similar safety fears. The family challenged the ruling at the supreme court. |
| Indian law does not allow medical terminations after 20 weeks unless there is a threat to the mother’s life. The country’s courts have considered many pleas from rape victims seeking permission to terminate pregnancies. | Indian law does not allow medical terminations after 20 weeks unless there is a threat to the mother’s life. The country’s courts have considered many pleas from rape victims seeking permission to terminate pregnancies. |
| In May, the supreme court allowed a 10-year-old rape victim from the northern state of Haryana to abort her nearly 21-week foetus. | In May, the supreme court allowed a 10-year-old rape victim from the northern state of Haryana to abort her nearly 21-week foetus. |
| India has a grim record of sexual assaults on minors with 20,000 cases of rape or sexual assaults reported in 2015, according to government data. A UN committee on the rights of the child in 2014 said one in three rape victims were a minor. | India has a grim record of sexual assaults on minors with 20,000 cases of rape or sexual assaults reported in 2015, according to government data. A UN committee on the rights of the child in 2014 said one in three rape victims were a minor. |
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