HC nod for MTP of minor rape survivor
Bhopal: The MP high court has allowed the medical termination of pregnancy (MTP) for a minor who is 28 weeks pregnant. The case was referred to the high court by the Damoh district court as the pregnancy of the 16-year-old rape survivor exceeded 20 weeks.
Hearing the case as a petition, the high court sought a medical report of the girl. Two doctors conducted a medical test on the girl on May 21, 2025, and stated that she was 24 weeks pregnant. They opined that the MTP would be risky. However, the survivor and her mother pleaded that they were ready to take any risk for the termination of the pregnancy.
The bench of Justice Amit Seth, in his order, stated that the Supreme Court and the high courts have allowed MTP of a 30-week foetus.
The rape survivor in this case has a 28-week pregnancy. The judge, while allowing the MTP, instructed that the girl be sent with her parents to Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Medical College, Jabalpur, where specialist doctors should advise them on the pros and cons of the procedure for medical termination of pregnancy at this advanced stage.
The procedure will be conducted by a team of specialist doctors. The parents will take care of the girl following the procedure. If the child is born during the procedure, the state govt will be responsible for its upbringing. A portion of the foetus will be kept safe for DNA profiling. The team of specialist doctors will decide on the date of surgery for MTP.
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