Board rejects abortion for teenager rape survivor

Chandigarh | Tuesday | 21st August, 2018

Summary:

She took the girl to a hospital and informed the police.The mother of the rape survivor had moved the application on her behalf. A doctor of the gynaecological department of Government Multi-specialty Hospital, Sector 16, submitted the report in a juvenile court. The matter was sent to a special court, which directed a medical board be constituted. The accused is a juvenile.The boy had allegedly been raping the 15-year-old girl over the last few months. The case came to light when the survivor became pregnant..