No curbs on women’s right to reproduction: Kerala HC

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There can be no restriction on a woman's right to exercise her reproductive choice to either procreate or to abstain from procreating, Kerala High Court has said while allowing a 23-year-old student to medically terminate her 26-week pregnancy. Justice V G Arun, in an order on November 2, said the medical board has opined that the woman was having acute stress reaction and continuation of the pregnancy may risk her life.

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The woman, an MBA student, had conceived from a consensual relationship with her classmate. According to her plea, she became aware of her pregnancy only after an ultrasound scan was conducted on the advice of the doctor whom she had visited complaining of irregular menstrual periods and other physical discomfort. Referring to previous Supreme Court judgements, the Kerala High Court said a woman's right to make reproductive choice comes under the dimension of her personal liberty, under Article 21 of the Constitution.

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