Case Law Analysis
|Bombay High Court
Section 3(2)(b) MTP Act | Bombay HC Permits Termination at 34 Weeks for Non-Lethal Skeletal Dysplasia with Severe Morbidity Risk : Bombay HC
Bombay High Court ruled that the 24-week gestational limit under the MTP Act does not apply when a Medical Board confirms a 'substantial fetal abnormality' under Section 3(2)(b). The Court permitted termination at 34 weeks for non-lethal skeletal dysplasia, emphasizing the risk of severe lifelong morbidity over statutory timelines, reinforcing reproductive autonomy in exceptional medical cases.