‘State can’t choose for citizens’: SC refuses to reopen 15-year-old’s abortion case

‘State can’t choose for citizens’: SC refuses to reopen 15-year-old’s abortion caseThe Supreme Court said that neither the Centre nor medical institutions could assume the role of decision-makers in such casesPublished on: Apr 30, 2026 12:20 PM ISTBy Utkarsh AnandShare viaCopy link The Supreme Court on Thursday declined to entertain a curative plea filed by the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) seeking reconsideration of its April 24 order permitting termination of an over 28-week pregnancy of a 15-year-old Delhi girl, making it clear that neither the Centre nor medical institutions could assume the role of decision-makers in such cases.The Supreme Court foregrounded the minor’s autonomy and the trauma of being forced into motherhood.

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