13-year-old rape victim gives birth to a baby

The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed a 13-year-old rape victim to abort her 32-week-old pregnancy.

A 13-year-old rape victim, whom the Supreme Court had allowed to abort pregnancy, gave birth to a baby on Friday. The 13-year-old was 32 weeks pregnant and delivered a baby boy after a Caesarean-section surgery at Sir JJ Hospital, Mumbai.

After the court order, the doctors tried to terminate her pregnancy, but the medical team assessed that it would have been risky for mother's life to abort. Because of this they performed C-section delivery, said reports.

The baby, which is under weight, is in the neonatal intensive care unit (ICU).

The Supreme Court on Wednesday allowed a 13-year-old rape victim to abort her 32-week-old pregnancy.

During the hearing of the case, Centre had opposed termination of the pregnancy on grounds that it was too advanced and could pose risk to mother's life.

The apex court, on the other hand, permitted the abortion as it was due to a sexual abuse and that the victim did not want to carry on with it.

The top court then directed that the victim be admitted to Sir J J Hospital in Mumbai on Thursday so that a medical team could carry out Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP).

India has a 20-week legal ceiling on abortion.The pregnancy termination law allows a woman to abort after that but only after doctors confirm it is necessary to save the mother's life.

The teen's pregnancy came to light on August 9, when her mother took her to a local doctor to understand the cause of her sudden weight gain.

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