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Rape survivors don’t need court approval to terminate pregnancies up to 24 weeks: Madhya Pradesh High Court

· 13 August 2026 · 2 min read
Rape survivors don’t need court approval to terminate pregnancies up to 24 weeks: Madhya Pradesh High Court

The Hindu has reported a new India-focused supreme court development: “Rape survivors don’t need court approval to terminate pregnancies up to 24 weeks: Madhya Pradesh High Court.” The publisher's feed describes the story as follows: The High Court cited a verdict its Division Bench in Jabalpur had earlier delivered, clarifying that under the provisions of the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act, 1971, survivors of sexual assault, rape, or incest, with pregnancies up to 24 weeks, who wan

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