Delhi HC okays 22-week fetus’ termination

NEW DELHI: Delhi High Court has allowed a woman to medically terminate her 22-week pregnancy due to a congenital anomaly detected in the fetus, while considering the “grave psychological harm”, which was likely to be caused to her when the child was born.
Justice Rekha Palli noted that the ultrasound report of the petitioner indicated that the child would suffer from various physical deformities and would require multiple corrective surgeries, which would expose him to numerous intraoperative and post-operative complications.
“Since there is every likelihood that if the petitioner is not granted permission to terminate her pregnancy, grave psychological harm is likely to be caused to her. I am inclined to agree with the learned counsel for the petitioner that in the present case, the petitioner ought to be granted permission for termination of her pregnancy,” the court noted.