In a recent judgment, the Supreme Court allowed unmarried women to seek abortions, granting them similar rights to married women in India.

Though the protection given to marital rape under penal provision for rape in Indian Penal Code is under challenge in Supreme Court and is pending, today's..

The court also acknowledged sexual violence perpetuated by what it called an intimate partner.

A minor rape victim's request for medical termination of her 28-week pregnancy was granted by the Kerala High Court, helping the victim.

In a landmark judgment, the Supreme Court pushed for including unmarried women in the abortion law in India, urging for change in MTP Act.

A Bench of Justices DY Chandrachud and JB Pardiwala said it will interpret the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act and the related rules to see if..

The Supreme Court on Friday said it would carry out an interpretational correction in the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act and the Rules thereunder to..

In a landmark decision, the Supreme Court allowed the medical examination of an unmarried woman who wanted to end her pregnancy at 24 weeks

The current Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act does not permit termination of a pregnancy beyond 20 weeks unless it poses health risks for the foetus and..

Sharp rise in cases before courts though doctors can decide on medical termination upto 20 weeks into gestation.

There is an extreme shortage of medical abortion drugs across the country, with acute crisis due to lack of stocks in Delhi, Punjab, Tamil Nadu, Haryana and..