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foeticide not ethical if no danger to carry on pregnancy

Foeticide neither ethical nor legally permissible, if no danger to carry on with pregnancy with healthy and viable foetus: Delhi High Court

“If the petitioner is inclined to give the newborn child to adoption, then the petitioner is at liberty to approach the Union of India and the Union of India is directed to ensure that the process of adoption takes place at the earliest and in a smooth fashion.”

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Delhi HC refuses to quash FIR against persons accused of kidnapping a child despite settlement between parties, says ‘such settlements raise ethical and legal concerns’

“One has to appreciate and imagine the trauma, stress, the agony of the child, who was only three years of age, that she would have gone through after being kidnapped by the kidnappers from the lawful guardianship of her parents.”