Last month, the plight of a 14-year-old rape survivor seeking to terminate her pregnancy renewed the debate surrounding India's abortion laws.
The girl, whose case was being considered by the Supreme Court, was 24 weeks pregnant. Current laws allow abortion only at up to 20 weeks of pregnancy.
The current law allows abortion for women not as a right but only if doctors are of the opinion, taken in "good faith", continuing the pregnancy involves substantial risks for the physical and mental health of the mother or of foetal abnormalities developing.
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