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What is the significance of the SC ruling on abortion law?

The Supreme Court of India recently ruled that all women, irrespective of their marital status, are entitled to legal abortion as permitted under Medical Termination of Pregnancy rules. Here's more

Now, all women are entitled to safe and legal abortion: Supreme Court

The court also for the first time recognised marital rape under the MTP Act

All women are entitled to safe and legal abortion, says Supreme Court

The Court ruled that the exclusion of unmarried women who conceive out of live-in relationships from the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Rules is unconstitutional

4 out of 5 pregnancy-related deaths in US are 'preventable': CDC

Four out of five pregnancy-related deaths in the US are preventable, according to a new report published by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

WB govt, UNICEF rope in SHGs to stop child marriage, teenage pregnancy

The West Bengal government in collaboration with UNICEF will form child-friendly sanghas' (clusters), comprising members of self-help groups, to curb child marriage and teenage pregnancy in the state, which is the highest in the country. To stop these twin menaces, the state government and UNICEF have planned, as a pilot project, to form 110 child-friendly sanghas' in the next six months in 87 blocks in all 23 districts of the state, a UNICEF release said here. "This initiative is aimed at addressing the issues that affect the lives of SHG members and their family members," Vibhu Goel, State Mission Director and CEO of West Bengal State Rural Livelihood Mission (SRLM), said at the end of a validation workshop held here on Friday. West Bengal is at the top in cases of child marriage and teenage pregnancy, according to a National Family Health Survey report. As per the data available, after the National Family Health Survey-5 was conducted in 2019-20, a total 41.6 per cent of women a

Control of blood sugar in mothers with diabetes better for infants: Study

Research led by Caroline Crowther of the University of Auckland, New Zealand, and a team, the findings were published in the journal PLOS Medicine

Delhi HC denies permission to spinster to terminate pregnancy at 23 weeks

The Delhi High Court has refused to allow an unmarried woman to undergo medical termination of pregnancy at 23 weeks, observing it is not permitted under the abortion law

Roe v Wade rubbed out: US Supreme Court overturns abortion rights landmark

The court, in a 6-3 ruling powered by its conservative majority, upheld a Republican-backed Mississippi law that bans abortion after 15 weeks.

Indian Bank makes pregnant women 'temporarily unfit' for joining

This retrograde clause is highly discriminatory to women, the AIDWA said in its statement

US abortions rate increases as 1 in 5 pregnancies terminated in 2020

The number and rate of US abortions increased from 2017 to 2020 after a long decline, data stated

China may turn to forced pregnancy to tackle declining birth rate: Report

As China faces a scenario of negative population growth, the government has started to force its citizens to marry early and have at least three children each.

Fertility rate drops to 2 children; now below replacement level: NFHS

The TFR ranges from 1.1 children per woman in Sikkim to 3 children per woman in Bihar

HC allows termination of pregnancy of minor, a victim of sexual assault

The Madras High Court has allowed the abortion of the six-month pregnancy of a 17-year old girl who was sexually assaulted by a 44-year old man

Covid infection linked with more complications in pregnancy, birth: Study

Pregnant women with COVID-19 are more likely to have complications with pregnancy and birth compared to those without the nfection, according to a study. The research, publishing on Tuesday in the journal PLOS Medicine, looked at hospitalisation for births in France during the first six months of the pandemic. The study suggests that vaccination may be useful to protect women and their babies, particularly for those at a higher risk of developing severe COVID-19 infections. The researchers from the Universite de Paris in France analysed data for hospitalisations for birth after 22 weeks gestation in France between January and June 2020. Until March 15, all confirmed cases of COVID were hospitalised but after this hospital admission was based on the medical condition of the patient, they said. The researchers noted that of 244,465 births in hospital, 874 or 0.36 per cent of mothers had been diagnosed with COVID-19. Women in the COVID-19 group were more likely to be older, have obe

Astra's Covid-19 vaccine found safe for pregnancy, fertility in study

The rate of miscarriage was roughly the same between the vaccine and placebo groups

Covid-19 and pregnancy: Women regret not getting the vaccine

Sometimes when she's feeding her infant daughter, Amanda Harrison is overcome with emotion and has to wipe away tears of gratitude. She is lucky to be here, holding her baby

Kerala HC permits abortion of 26 week plus pregnancy of rape victim

The Kerala High Court has permitted termination of the 26 week long pregnancy of a minor rape victim, at her risk

US Justice Dept sues in bid to void Texas' restrictive anti-abortion law

The 27-page complaint, filed Thursday in federal court in Austin, seeks both an immediate and permanent injunction against the law, which bars almost all abortions after the sixth week of pregnancy

Domestic violence ground for pregnancy termination, says Bombay HC

The Bombay High Court has allowed a woman to abort her 23-week-old healthy foetus, while observing that domestic violence has an effect on a woman's mental health

Women's freedom to decide on pregnancy can't be taken away: Kerala HC

The freedom of a woman to decide whether to continue with a pregnancy cannot be taken away, the Kerala High Court has said