Supreme Court Abortion Drug Ruling — Why WA Is at Center
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The Supreme Court (SC) refused to entertain a plea filed by government and medical authorities to reconsider its old decision to allow a 15-year-old rape victim to terminate pregnancy at 30 weeks. Expressing its disapproval last week (April 30),
The Supreme Court on Monday said that telemedicine access to the abortion drug mifepristone can stay — for at least a week. But as mifepristone faces court challenges, another drug that remains available is safe and effective at ending early pregnancy.
The Supreme Court advised AIIMS to explain the consequences of undergoing the Medical Termination of Pregnancy to the girl’s parents so that they could make an informed choice.
Early medical abortion at home up to 12 weeks of pregnancy is safe, effective, and comparable to hospital care, finds a 5 year review of cases in Scotland, where this timeframe is legally permitted, and published online in the journal BMJ Sexual ...