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Minor rape survivor can end pregnancy after 26 weeks: Delhi HC

NEW DELHI: Delhi high court has permitted a minor rape survivor to medically terminate her pregnancy after 26 weeks, saying her misery and suffering would stand compounded if she was forced to bear the mantle of motherhood at a tender age.

Justice Yashwant Varma observed that forcing the petitioner to go through the pregnancy would permanently scar her psyche and cause grave and irreparable injury to her mental health.

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