12-Yr-Old Rape Victim Allowed to Abort 26-Week Foetus by Telangana High Court

Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court has allowed a 12-year-old rape victim to abort a 26-week pregnancy. The court directed the Superintendent of state-run Gandhi Hospital here to terminate the pregnancy.

The court also ordered the collection of the tissue and blood samples of the foetus for DNA and other tests.

“If the victim girl or her mother gives consent for termination of pregnancy through medical procedure, respondent No.4 – the Superintendent, Gandhi Hospital, Hyderabad, shall forthwith admit the victim girl, conduct medical examination and by taking all necessary precautions, terminate pregnancy of victim girl medically or through surgical procedure as may be required, within 48 hours,” Justice B Vijaysen Reddy of the Telangana High Court said in his orders on Friday.