Supreme Court · 2017 INSC 117 · Decided 7 February 2017
MRS. X and ORS. v. Union of India and ORS.
- Court
- Supreme Court of India
- Citation
- 2017 INSC 117 · [2017] 1 S.C.R. 687
- Case number
- WRIT PETITION (CIVIL) No. 81/2017
- Decided
- 7 February 2017
- Bench
- S.A. BOBDE, L. NAGESWARA RAO (2-judge bench)
- Outcome
- Appeal(s) allowed
- Case type
- Writ / Constitutional
- Acts & sections cited
- Constitution Article 32, 2
Headnote
Constitution of India - Arts. 32, 2 I - Medical termination of 24 weeks pregnancy - Sought by pregnant lady-petitioner no.I· - Examination by medical board- Fetus suffering from bilalteral renal agenesis (a/Jsence of kidneys) and anhydramnios (absence of amniotic fluid/'- Risk of death survival and continuation of pregnancy could endanger physical and mental health of the petitioner - Held: Mother has a right to preserve her life in view of foreseeable danger in case the pregnancy is allowed to run its fall course - Right of.bodily integrity calls for a permission to allow
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