Abortion
- Hyderabad
Three sentenced to jail over rape, forced abortion of 16-year-old in Hyderabad
Hyderabad: Three people were sentenced to jail by a Fast Track Special Court for Rape and POCSO cases in LB Nagar after they were found guilty of raping and forcing abortion on…
- World
US court blocks mailing of abortion pill, restricting access
New Orleans: A federal appeals court has restricted access to one of the most common means of abortion in the US by blocking mailing of prescriptions of mifepristone. A panel of the…
- India
SC allows 15-year-old to terminate pregnancy upholding ‘reproductive autonomy’
New Delhi: Observing that the reproductive autonomy of a mother-to-be must be accorded the highest importance, the Supreme Court has allowed a 15-year-old girl to medically terminate her pregnancy of more than…
- India
SC permits abortion of minor’s 28-week pregnancy, invokes reproductive autonomy
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday, April 24, permitted a 15-year-old girl to terminate her 28-week pregnancy and held that making a woman continue with her unwanted pregnancy will be a…
- Telangana
Telangana: Police say Hanamkonda pool deaths are murders
Hyderabad: Days after a 26-year-old pregnant woman and her two daughters drowned in a swimming pool in Hanamkonda, the police said that it was a triple murder. The incident occurred on April…
- Telangana
Pregnant woman, two daughters drown in swimming pool in Telangana
Hyderabad: A 26-year-old pregnant woman and her two daughters drowned in a swimming pool in Telangana’s Hanamkonda on Wednesday, April 1. The incident occurred at Punnel village of Inavolu mandal. The deceased…
- Telangana
TGHRC intervenes to stop forced abortion in Nagarkurnool
Hyderabad: The Telangana Human Rights Commission (TGHRC) on Thursday, February 12, intervened in a forced abortion case and ordered the police to take immediate action against the perpetrators. The case concerns a…
- India
Only woman’s consent needed for abortion: Punjab and Haryana HC
Chandigarh: It is the willingness and consent of a married woman that is all that matters, the Punjab and Haryana High Court has observed, while allowing a petitioner to undergo abortion without…
- Top Stories
Suspended Kerala MLA booked for rape, FIR alleges forced abortion
Thiruvananthapuram: The police FIR against suspended Congress MLA Rahul Mamkoottathil alleged that he raped the complainant multiple times even when she was pregnant. As per the FIR, Mamkoottathil assaulted the complainant and…
- Telangana
Telangana sees 16059 abortions in 2024-25, 10 fold rise in 5 yrs
Hyderabad: Telangana recorded 16,059 abortions in the financial year 2024-25, marking a 10 fold increase in abortions in the state since 2020-21. Similarly, Andhra Pradesh witnessed a 4 times increase in abortions…
- Telangana
Telangana HC denies abortion for 28 week pregnant minor
Hyderabad: The Telangana High Court has denied permission for the termination of an unwanted pregnancy of a minor girl, citing a medical board’s report that stated an abortion at this stage would…
- India
Man & family booked for hiding religion, coercing conversion & abortion
Gonda: A man and his three family members have been booked here on the charge of him marrying a woman by concealing his religious identity, forcing her to convert and undergo abortion,…
- Telangana
Abortion after sex determination scan claims woman’s life in Telangana
Hyderabad: A 28-year-old woman died after undergoing an abortion, allegedly after an illegal sex determination scan conducted at a private residence in Nalgonda district. The victim has been identified as Anusha from…
- Telangana
Telangana: Man forces wife into sex test, abortion; she dies
Hyderabad: A pregnant woman lost her life after her husband forced her into a forced abortion followed by an illegal sex determination test in Kodad, Suryapet. Six people have been arrested in…
- Middle East
UAE announces new abortion guidelines
Abu Dhabi: The Ministry of Health and Prevention (MoHAP) in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has announced the procedures and guidelines for cases where abortion is permitted. The new guidelines aim to…
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