16-year-old rape survivor refuses to accept her 5-day-old daughter

Gurgaon | Friday | 10th August, 2018

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“After two months, the committee will counsel the 16-year-old and her parents again, giving them a chance to review their decision. “The mother herself is a minor and not in a position to shoulder the responsibility of a child. “The adoption process will be confidential and the biological mother will not know any details,” she said. “We counselled the girl to understand circumstances that prompted the decision,” said Dhull. As the family is not willing to keep the baby, the newborn will be shifted to State Adoption Agency (SAA) in Faridabad for the time being for proper physical and psychological development..