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The DHC Women Lawyers Forum organised a public debate on granting fathers a veto over abortion decisions with legal luminaries arguing for and against the motion.
The Court stated that extraordinary situations require extraordinary measures. In this unique case, where the petitioner had to avail both maternity and medical leave in the same year, the general rule of termination for exceeding one year’s leave cannot be rigidly applied.
The Court had acknowledged that while the right to reproductive autonomy, including the right to terminate a pregnancy, as well as the dignity and privacy of the pregnant person, are paramount.
In the instant case, the appellant was denied maternity leave for a third child on account of her re-marriage. The Supreme Court held that the appellant was entitled to grant of maternity leave.
In a significant ruling, the Bombay High Court granted exemption from strict surrogacy regulations to a couple facing challenges due to a genetic disorder. The decision enables the petitioners, dealing with infertility linked to Von Hippel-Lindau Syndrome, to pursue surrogacy without adherence to donor gamete restrictions, marking a pivotal development in reproductive rights litigation.
“Life inside a human embryo remains frozen, awaiting its opportunity to be born as a child to its parents”
