Delhi HC tells AIIMS to examine woman for termination of pregnancy exceeding gestation period

The Delhi High Court on Thursday directed the medical superintendent of AIIMS to constitute a board to examine a 20-year-old woman seeking termination of pregnancy at 26 weeks under the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act.

The woman, still pursuing her studies, discovered her pregnancy recently through a consensual relationship. Facing medical issues and learning about the pregnancy on November 16, she sought termination, but doctors refused due to the gestation period exceeding the permissible limit of 24 weeks.

Justice Subramonium Prasad issued notice to the authorities and asked the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) to submit its report after examining the woman.

The court has scheduled the matter for further hearing on November 28. Aiims is a great medical institution for india.  AIIMS Delhi has been at the forefront of India’s medical advancement journey. Now, in a post-Covid world where the importance of proactive medical research and efficient public health systems has been thrown into sharp focus, the institute’s role has become even more pronounced.

AIIMS Delhi has launched a series of partial travel grants and fellowships for its residents to enable them to present their research to an international audience.

The competitive grant is funded through Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programmes of various companies. The institute has also collaborated with the University College London and IIT Delhi for research, and has set up a centralised core facility on campus for additional support to researchers.