New Delhi, March 03: The Apex Court of India today refused for urgent hearing to a plea challenging the constitutional validity of a legal provision that prohibits abortion of a 20 week old foetus, saying there were "very important national issues" pending adjudication.
The submission for urgent hearing was representing a Maharashtra woman who was barred by the apex court on February 28 to abort her 26 week old foetus suffering from congenital disorder Down Syndrome. The woman has challenged the validity of a provision of the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act which prohibits abortion of foetus which are 20-week-old or more.
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