New Delhi:
The Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to hear again the case of a tiny life which is still in the mother’s womb and is 26 weeks old. On Monday itself, the Supreme Court had given permission to abort the fetus. But after coming to know about the dilemma of AIIMS doctors on Tuesday, CJI DY Chandrachud understood the seriousness of the matter. CJI Chandrachud’s bench has said that AIIMS should not do abortion at present. CJI said that the Center should file a formal application to withdraw this order.
AIIMS urges Supreme Court to withdraw its order
In fact, on the basis of the medical report of AIIMS experts, ASG Aishwarya Bhati mentioned the case before the bench of DY Chandrachud before the court took up. Bhati told the bench that AIIMS experts are in a dilemma because of the Supreme Court order. AIIMS urged the Supreme Court to withdraw its order as the fetus growing in the woman’s stomach is alive and has favorable chances of being born. AIIMS doctors say that in this situation it would not be abortion but a kind of murder. CJI Chandrachud understood the seriousness of this matter and said that he will form a bench and hear the matter on Wednesday.
In fact, AIIMS has informed Aishwarya Bhati that since traces of life are visible in the fetus, abortion cannot be done without stopping its heartbeat. In such a situation, this is a situation of serious dilemma. It should be made clear in the Supreme Court whether parents can give birth to a child. Or the process of adopting him can be done later.
On Monday the Supreme Court had ordered abortion
In fact, on Monday itself, the Supreme Court had given permission to a married woman to abort her 26-week unwanted pregnancy. The bench of Justice Hima Kohli and Justice BV Nagarathna said that the petitioner has said that she is already the mother of two children and is suffering from various health related problems including post-natal depression. She is financially, mentally and socially incapable of raising this third child.
The court also believes that when the mother does not want it, then this court respects the decision of the petitioner. The petitioner told the court that she was breastfeeding her second child. According to medical reports, pregnancy does not occur during this condition of lateral amenorrhea. But she did not know when she became pregnant again. By the time she came to know, it was too late. The court had asked the experts of AIIMS to conduct a medical examination and submit a report and the court directed that on the medical advice Abortion can also be done through the process of incubation.