Asia Sentinel

Asia Sentinel

Share this post

Asia Sentinel
Asia Sentinel
India's Top Court Gives Single Women New Abortion Rights
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
Society

India's Top Court Gives Single Women New Abortion Rights

Excluding single women, the court says, violates the right to equality

Oct 06, 2022
∙ Paid

Share this post

Asia Sentinel
Asia Sentinel
India's Top Court Gives Single Women New Abortion Rights
Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More
Share
By: Neeta Lal

In a judgment hailed as “progressive” and “pathbreaking,” the Indian Supreme Court has allowed unmarried women who are up to 24 weeks pregnant to have access to safe and legal abortion care on par with their married counterparts.

The court ruled that excluding single women in consensual relationships from this category is "unconstitutional" …

Keep reading with a 7-day free trial

Subscribe to Asia Sentinel to keep reading this post and get 7 days of free access to the full post archives.

Already a paid subscriber? Sign in
© 2025 Asia Sentinel
Publisher Privacy
Substack
Privacy ∙ Terms ∙ Collection notice
Start writingGet the app
Substack is the home for great culture

Share

Copy link
Facebook
Email
Notes
More