Court allows abortion of mentally challenged

A court here on Wednesday allowed termination of <g data-gr-id="15">15-week-old</g> pregnancy of a mentally challenged woman holding that it is in the interest of the victim. Additional sessions judge H J Joshi granted the application made by the state government, saying that “order is passed in the interest of the victim... as the victim will not suffer any mental or physical harm.”  The woman, in her late 20s, was found on the street by the police two months ago. She was sent to a government-run mental health centre in Meghaninagar where the medical check-up revealed that she was pregnant. The government first approached the magistrate’s court seeking permission for termination of pregnancy, but the court rejected the application on the ground of jurisdiction.