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'Woman's choice to be accorded highest importance': Supreme Court allows termination of 15-year-old's pregnancy
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New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Friday said the pregnant woman's choice is relevant and that a woman's reproductive autonomy must be accorded the highest importance.The top court allowed a 15-year-old girl to medically terminate her over seven-month pregnancy, saying that no court can force a woman, especially a minor, to carry a pregnancy against her will.A bench of Justices B V Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan said the minor in this case is 15 years old and the pregnancy is unwanted, so continuing
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