High Court directs LD Hospital to constitute Medical Board on late-stage pregnancy termination
Srinagar, Oct 16: The High Court of J&K and Ladakh has directed Lalla Ded Hospital here to constitute a competent Medical Board and take immediate action on the request for medical termination of a pregnancy after serious foetal abnormalities were detected at nearly 32 weeks of gestation. A bench of Justice Muhammad Yousuf Wani said this while deciding a legally wedded couple’s plea, seeking constitution of a Medical Board for examination of the woman and evaluation of the foetal abnormalities. The court was informed that scans conducted at 12 weeks and six days on May 8 and 21 weeks and four…
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- Saturday, 17 October 2026, 7:27 am IST
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