In Brief
A husband and wife petitioned the Supreme Court under Article 32 seeking approval for medical termination of pregnancy due to severe fetal cardiac defects. A Court-appointed medical board at SSKM Hospital examined the first petitioner, now 25 weeks pregnant, and found the fetus had a complex congenital cardiac anomaly (Tetralogy of Fallot) requiring multiple high-risk staged surgeries after birth with high mortality rates. The board also reported the mother faced severe mental injury if pregnancy continued. The Court approved termination, recognizing the woman's fundamental right to bodily integrity and reproductive autonomy under the Constitution, and finding that continuation posed grave danger to both mother and child.
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