WOMAN ENTITLED TO TERMINATION OF PREGNANCY IN RAPE CASES, HAS RIGHT TO SAY 'YES' OR 'NO' TO BEING A MOTHER: DELHI HIGH COURT The Delhi High Court permitted a 14-year-old minor rape victim, who was 25 weeks pregnant, to undergo medical termination of pregnancy by emphasising that a woman has right to make reproductive choices and decisions regarding her bodily integrity and autonomy. The Delhi High Court observed that denying a woman the right to medical termination of pregnancy in sexual assault cases and imposing the responsibility of motherhood on her, would amount to “denying her the human right to live with dignity” as she has a right in relation to her body including the right to say “yes or no” to being a mother. Observing that Section 3(2) of the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971, reiterates such a right of a woman, Justice Sharma said that forcing the victim to give birth to the child of a man who sexually assaulted her would result in “unexplainable miseries”. With a team of Commercial Law experts, Reddy & Reddy Law Firm has extensive experience and involvement in commercial disputes, including Insolvency Proceedings. We are regularly involved in representations before NCLT, NCLAT, DRT and other commercial tribunals in India.