Chief Justice’s Concern For Unborn, Supreme Court To Review Abortion Order

New Delhi: 

Just 24 hours after the Supreme Court ordered a medical termination of pregnancy of a 26-week-old pregnant mother, the Centre cited a serious dilemma that the unborn child can be alive if aborted. This Chief Justice of India immediately decided to review the decision and asked the Centre to file a recall application which will be listed on Wednesday.

The Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice DY Chandrachud had to strike a balance between the life of an unborn child and the pleas of a mother who said she would be unable to raise it.

Yesterday, the Supreme Court allowed the couple to abort their pregnancy after the petitioner argued that the woman, who is a mother of two children, is suffering from various health issues and from postnatal depression.