CHANDIGARH: A juvenile court on Tuesday dismissed the abortion plea of a 15-year-old rape survivor, citing medical reasons The medical board constituted on the directions of the court stated that abortion at this stage (the girl is 25-week pregnant) could be dangerous for her life in its report submitted on Monday. A reference to 10-year-old rape survivor was also mentioned, stating that she had crossed more than 24 weeks of pregnancy and eventually, her abortion plea was also turned down by the Supreme Court. She had later given birth to a baby girl.The mother of the 15-year-old rape survivor had moved the abortion application in the court on her behalf. The matter was sent to a special court, which directed a medical board be constituted.Accordingly, the court directed the doctors to conduct a medical examination and submit the report in the juvenile court. The accused is a juvenile.The boy had allegedly been raping the girl over the last few months. The case came to light when she became pregnant. The accused was arrested on the statement of the girl's parents after she was medically examined.Parents of the girl had alleged the boy had been living in their neighbourhood a few years back and knew them. Later, he moved somewhere else. The complaint had said the boy's mother had died and when his father would go for work, he would take the girl to his house and rape her. When the girl's menstrual cycle stopped, she told her mother that she had become pregnant after being raped by the accused. She took the girl to a hospital and informed the police.

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