The Supreme Court has directed the All India Institute of Medical Science (AIIMS) to set up a Medical Board to examine the medical condition of a poor woman suffering from HIV who is seeking medical termination of pregnancy after being sexually assaulted. The victim was sexually assaulted when she had gone out from care home Shanti Kutir in Patna where she is sheltered. She is now taken care by the NGO.
The pregnancy surfaced in the course of her medical examination and she has sought its medical termination. However, the court was informed by counsel that the High Court came to the conclusion that surgical procedure may be hazardous to the victim and there is a compelling state interest in keeping the child alive. Directing that the report by the medical board be placed before it on May 8, the court recorded a statement by Additional Solicitor Generals that all…
