Court must bow down to mother’s decision on not giving birth to baby with abnormalities: Madras HC

Published 04 Nov 2026, 17:39 IST

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Justice P.T. Asha orders medical termination of pregnancy after a woman discovers that her foetus was suffering from substantial abnormalities

— The Hindu

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Justice P.T. Asha orders medical termination of pregnancy after a woman discovers that her foetus was suffering from substantial abnormalities

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The Hindu Center-Left Kasturi & Sons Ltd. Current article 04 Nov 2026, 17:39 IST

Court must bow down to mother’s decision on not giving birth to baby with abnormalities: Madras HC

Justice P.T. Asha orders medical termination of pregnancy after a woman discovers that her foetus was suffering from substantial abnormalities

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Deccan Herald Center-Left The Printers (Mysore) Pvt. Ltd. 04 Nov 2026, 14:22 IST

Two-child norm lost relevance, Supreme Court refers 2003 ruling & quashes Maharashtra sarpanch's disqualification

New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Wednesday declared that laws penalising citizens for having more than two children have lost their relevance, as the fear of overpopulation that once underpinned them has crumbled in the face of dramatic demographic shifts over the past two decades. A bench of…

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NDTV Center-Right Adani Group (AMG Media) 04 Nov 2026, 13:45 IST

Supreme Court Questions 2-Child Poll Norm As Fertility Rate Drops

The court observed that a fertility rate falling below the replacement level will impact the country's demographics in the future.

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The Shillong Times Center The Shillong Times 04 Nov 2026, 13:20 IST

Two-child norm for contesting polls has lost relevance amid falling fertility rates, says SC

New Delhi, Nov 4: The Supreme Court on Wednesday observed that India’s demographic landscape has undergone a significant transformation over the past two decades, and hence laws disqualifying individuals with more than two children from contesting elections may no longer be relevant in the present…

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