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Rape victim can’t be forced to give birth to child: HC

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New Delhi: The Kerala High Court has made it clear that a rape victim cannot be forced to give birth to a child within the stipulated rules.


“Article 3(2) of the Constitution clearly states that when a person becomes pregnant in a manner of rape, the woman suffers a mental breakdown,” the Kerala High Court said in a case. As a result, the victim cannot be forced to give birth to the rapist’s child in any way. Not allowing a rape victim to have an abortion means putting the burden of motherhood on her. To destroy his right to live with dignity. It is a severe blow to the woman’s mental health. ’

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