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“The medical team may also try to find out whether the problem is curable,” a senior neurologist explained. “These complications can be handled by an experienced team of doctors but no one can rule out risks,” she added. The medical report the woman’s legal team has presented to the Calcutta HC mentions a growing tumour in the foetus’s brain; it grew by 4 mm between December 19 and 24.Medical boards asked to handle such cases first try to look at all options before considering the medical termination of pregnancy, say gynaecologists. KOLKATA: The Calcutta High Court on Friday directed a medical board be set up to examine the 32-year-old Kolkata woman, who approached it with the plea to let her terminate a 24-week pregnancy because the foetus had “incurable” brain anomalies, and submit a report on how safe and feasible the pregnancy termination process would be.The woman will have to appear before the medical board at SSKM Hospital at 11 am on Saturday. “Termination of pregnancy when the foetus is more than 20 weeks old may be accompanied by several complications, like excessive bleeding from the urethra as well as ‘incompolete abortion’ that can put the mother’s life at risk,” a senior gynaecologist said..