Case Law Analysis
|Delhi High Court
Reproductive Autonomy Under Article 21 Permits MTP Beyond 24-Week Limit | For 16-Year-Old Rape Survivor at 31 Weeks : Delhi HC
The Delhi High Court allowed medical termination of pregnancy for a 16-year-old rape survivor at 31 weeks, ruling that her reproductive autonomy under Article 21 outweighs the 24-week ceiling in the MTP Act. The decision expands access to safe abortion for minor survivors of sexual violence facing grave mental injury.