Minor girl impregnated by her brother; High Court gives permission for abortion

KOCHI: The Kerala High Court has given permission to a minor girl, who was impregnated by her brother, to undergo an abortion. The court gave permission to undergo abortion after considering the plea filed by the girl's father of the girl. The girl is currently seven months pregnant. The bench headed by Justice Ziyad Rahman allowed the abortion after examining the report submitted by the medical board regarding the girl's health condition.

"Considering the fact, the child is born from his own sibling, various social and medical complications are likely to arise. In such circumstances, the permission as sought for by the petitioner to terminate the pregnancy is inevitable. However, even while addressing the said issue and passing appropriate orders in this regard, the possibility of giving birth to a live baby cannot be overruled, as highlighted by the Medical Board. In such circumstances, I am inclined to allow medical termination of pregnancy of the daughter of the petitioner," the court order said.