Asked To Form Medical Board, Doctors Terminate Pregnancy. Court Fumes
NDTV
A Calcutta High Court bench said that the court had not permitted the medical termination of pregnancy of a rape survivor, but had only sought a report regarding its pros and cons.
Expressing displeasure at the medical termination of pregnancy of a rape survivor by a team of doctors, the Calcutta High Court sought an explanation from them as to why it was done despite an order to only form a medical board for ascertaining the pros and cons of doing so.
A report filed by the West Bengal government said that the pregnancy has already been terminated.
Observing that such action on the part of the concerned doctors was an over-action, Justice Sabyasachi Bhattacharyya said on Friday that the court had not permitted the medical termination of pregnancy, but had only sought a report regarding its pros and cons.