1Professor & Head, Editor J Ind Acad For Med, Dept. Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Government Medical College & Hospital, Chandigarh
2Associate Professor, Editor J Ind Acad For Med, Dept. Forensic Medicine & Toxicology, Government Medical College & Hospital, Chandigarh
Online published on 11 October, 2017.
In the recent years, the reporting of early pre-teen pregnancy as a result of “rape ”is on the rise. In some cases, courts allow termination, but in the others, the young girl is forced to carry on the unwanted “pregnancy ”to the full term. The recent case of the 10½ yrs old girl, who underwent caesarean section at 35–36 weeks in our institute, is still fresh in the minds of the people. A similar case had come to PGIMS Rohtak in May this year, where a 10 year old girl was repeatedly raped by her step-dad, but she was lucky that her pregnancy was detected to be between 18 to 22 weeks and hence underwent MTP.1 In this paper we will be discussing on the physical challenges and various other legal aspects of continuing the pregnancy in such young girls to the full term if termination is denied to the survivor of sexual assault.
Adolescent Pregnancy, Small Pelvis, Complications, Criminal Law Amendment Act, POCSO Act
