Karnataka High Court permits Total Abdominal Hysterectomy of 23-year-old woman with severe intellectual disability, citing her welfare and best interests
“Disability, by itself, can never constitute a ground either to authorise the removal of a reproductive organ or to deprive a person of reproductive autonomy. Any such approach would be inconsistent with the constitutional guarantees recognised by the Supreme Court and with the dignity accorded to persons with disabilities under the Constitution and the statutory framework governing their rights.”