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Earlier in 2017, the Supreme Court allowed 32 -week fetal abortion. (Symbolic photo.)
A 13 -year -old girl is 33 weeks pregnant in Rajkot, Gujarat. A girl in the age of playing has to travel to hospitals, police stations and courts. The girl’s family filed a petition in the Gujarat High Court for abortion.
The Gujarat High Court has approved abortion on Monday. The court has directed the minor to have an abortion under the supervision of the Chief Medical Officer. This is the first case in the country, when the court has allowed the most week of pregnancy abortion. Earlier in 2017, the Supreme Court allowed 32 -week fetal abortion.
The son of the stepfather’s relative and his friend raped.
How did the whole matter come up? A woman from Maharashtra was divorced in 2022. The woman also had two children. The woman then remarried to a young man living in Rajkot. Meanwhile, the woman went to her sister’s house in Maharashtra on 27 April 2025 with her daughter. Here his 13 -year -old daughter complained of stomach ache and was taken to a government hospital. Medical examination revealed that the girl was pregnant for 20 to 22 months.
After this, the matter reached the police and the woman police counselor took the girl in confidence and knew the whole truth from her. The girl told him that her cousin Sahil (name changed) and her friend raped her several times in Rajkot. Then the girl’s mother lodged a complaint against Sahil and her friend who was accused.
Rajkot B Division Police registered a case on April 29 and arrested the accused.
Rajkot transferred from Maharashtra A case of rape was registered in Maharashtra, which was later shifted to Rajkot. Rajkot B Division Police registered a case on 29 April and started further investigation. After the arrest of the accused, it was found that both the accused of rape were also minors. Both are in a minor reform home on the court’s order. The police have sent both the minor accused and the DNA of the fetus in the stomach of the victim for testing.
The lower court rejected the petition After the rape case was registered, the biggest concern for the girl and her family was about the fetus in the stomach. On May 2, the minor accused were arrested. The next day i.e. on 3 May, the girl’s family filed a petition for abortion in the lower court of Rajkot. When the lower court asked for a medical report, it was found that the minor was now pregnant for 31 weeks and 6 days. The court dismissed a petition seeking permission for abortion on 6 May.
The Gujarat High Court has ordered the abortion within a week.
The victim’s family reached the High Court The next day, the victim’s family pleaded with the High Court. In view of the seriousness of the case, the High Court ordered Pandit Deen Dayal Upadhyay Hospital of Rajkot to conduct a medical examination of the minor immediately. Two days later, the hospital handed over the medical report to the court, saying that the fetus in the stomach of the girl is 1.99 kg.
The baby is also suffering from anemia, so ICU and specialist doctors will be required during abortion. Eventually the High Court allowed abortion. The court ordered that the team of ICU, bulld and experts should be arranged within a week. The child’s abortion will be in Rajkot Civil Hospital.
Rajkot’s Civil Hospital, where the girl will be aborted.
Rajkot’s Civil Superintendent said-Mahla is confidential About this, Dr. Monali Mankadia, superintendent of Rajkot’s Civil Hospital, said in a phone conversation with Divya Bhaskar- this is a completely confidential matter and I will not discuss it in any way. He has clearly refused to answer any question about the process of abortion and the possibility of the child surviving.
What does abortion law say? Under the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act, any married woman, rape victim, disabled woman and minor girl are allowed for up to 24 weeks. If the pregnancy is more than 24 weeks, then permission has to be obtained from the court on the advice of the Medical Board for abortion. The MTP Act was changed in the year 2020.