In Brief
A 26-year-old pregnant woman approached the Supreme Court seeking permission to terminate her pregnancy after discovering her fetus had anencephaly—a fatal condition leaving the skull unformed and incompatible with life. The Court appointed a medical board to examine her at 25 weeks and 1 day of gestation. The board concluded the fetus could not survive, continuation posed severe mental injury to the mother, and termination posed no additional risk to her. Finding no legal or medical opposition from respondents, the Court granted her prayer and permitted medical termination under hospital supervision with proper record-keeping. The petition was allowed.
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