A Division Bench of two women judges of the Supreme Court on Wednesday were split in their opinions about the decision of a married woman to abort her 26-week pregnancy and the Centre’s resolve to save the “unborn child”.
Unable to reach common ground, Justices Hima Kohli and B.V. Nagarathna finally referred the case to the Chief Justice of India to form a three-judge Bench.
The woman, a mother of two and her younger child still a one-year-old infant, was firm in her affidavit that she wanted to medically terminate the pregnancy. She told the Bench that she was taking medication for her mental condition and was not in a position to take care of a third child. The woman was present in court along with her husband.
