This story is from September 21, 2018

Bombay high court likely to decide today on 30-week pregnancy termination

Bombay high court likely to decide today on 30-week pregnancy termination
Bombay high court
MUMBAI: A 33-year-old woman from Nashik, in her 30th week of pregnancy, has sought Bombay high court permission for an abortion, saying a test had revealed that the foetus had a rare developmental birth defect. She has a five-yearold son diagnosed with Down Syndrome.
She and her husband told the HC they were already caring for a specially-abled child, and forcing them to continue with this pregnancy would cause them much physical and emotional trauma.

In the plea, filed through advocate Kuldeep Nikam last week, they sought relief, saying that giving birth to another child with special needs would also impose much financial burden on them as the woman is a housewife and her husband runs a small business.
The woman’s doctor suggested on September 11 that considering her first child’s condition, she undergo a scan to check if the foetus too had developmental abnormalities. The medical report from the scan revealed that the foetus had Schizencephaly, a rare developmental birth defect characterized by abnormal slits or clefts in the brain.
A bench of Justices A S Oka and M S Sonak had directed a panel of experts at JJ Hospital to assess the health of the woman and foetus, and recommend if termination could be permitted. The HC is likely to pass its order on Friday.
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