Domestic violence ground for pregnancy termination, says Bombay HC

The Bombay HC, in its order, referred to the reproductive rights of women, as envisaged by the WHO and allowed a woman to abort 23-week-old foetus

The Bombay High Court has allowed a woman to abort her 23-week-old healthy foetus, while observing that domestic violence has an effect on a woman's mental health and the same can be a valid ground for medically terminating her pregnancy. The judgment was passed by a bench of Justices Ujjal Bhuyan and Madhav Jamdar on August 3 and a copy of it was made available on Tuesday. The HC in its order also referred to the reproductive rights of women, as envisaged by the WHO.