Right to privacy not eclipsed by marriage Context According to the High Court of Karnataka, marriage does not trump the right to privacy under the Aadhaar Act, and the personal data of one of the spouses held in Aadhaar cannot be divulged at the request […]
Court declines abortion plea Context The lady’s request to have her 26-week pregnancy medically terminated was denied by the Supreme Court on Monday. The court stated that it would be inappropriate to grant doctors the order to “stop the heartbeat” of the fetus when there […]
India’s abortion law is pro-choice, liberal, ahead of other nations Context In the course of hearing a case involving a married lady seeking medical termination of her 26-week pregnancy, Chief Justice of India (CJI) D.Y. Chandrachud declared on Friday that India’s abortion laws are progressive, […]
SC urges woman to rethink plea to end 26-week pregnancy Context A married lady who had decided to end her third pregnancy—which had reached 26 weeks—was asked to rethink her decision by a three-judge bench led by Chief Justice of India D.Y. Chandrachud on […]