Medical board did not disagree with the findings made in ultrasound report: Court
New Delhi:
The Delhi High Court has allowed a woman to medically terminate her 22-week pregnancy after a certain congenital anomaly was detected in the fetus, saying the child is likely to cause psychological harm at the time of birth .
Justice Rekha Palli observed that the ultrasound report of the 31-year-old petitioner indicated that the child would be suffering from various anatomical deformities and would require multiple corrective surgeries which would expose her to several intra-operative and post-operative complications, which would have led to her serious complications. will be significantly affected. Life status.
The woman told the judge that she had twins in 2019. However, due to underlying complications, she gave birth to babies prematurely, with one child dying due to physical deformities.
The woman said that the second child was still undergoing treatment and hence, she was not in a mental state to bear the emotional trauma once again.
“Since there is every possibility that if the petitioner is not allowed to terminate her pregnancy, she is likely to cause serious psychological harm, I agree with the learned counsel for the petitioner that in the present case, the petitioner is not allowed to terminate her pregnancy. should be allowed to lapse,” the court said.
The court observed that the medical board constituted in the present case does not disagree with the findings and observations made in the ultrasound report.
It thus ordered that the petitioner, who was “conscious of the risks involved in terminating her pregnancy at this stage”, be allowed to undergo the said procedure at a hospital of her choice.
In the present case the fetus was suffering from “nuchal edema and a bilateral cleft lip and palate”.
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