“Cannot Direct To Stop Hearbeat”: Supreme Court Refuses Plea To Terminate 26+ Weeks Pregnancy [X vs Union of India 2023 INSC 919]
The Supreme Court said that it cannot direct the doctors to stop the heartbeat. CJI led bench gave following reasons for not allowing termination of pregnancy: ▶Having crossed the statutory limit of twenty-four weeks, the requirements in either of Section 3(2B) or Section 5 must be met; ▶There are no “substantial foetal abnormalities” diagnosed by …