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Pregnancy tests for mass marriage ceremony: Kamal Nath seeks NCW probe

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Bhopal: Amid controversy over to be brides allegedly made to undergo pregnancy test in Madhya Pradesh’s Dindori district, Congress leader Kamal Nath on Thursday shot off a letter to National Commission for Women seeking a high-level probe into the matter.
Condemning the alleged incident, state Congress unit chief Nath, termed it as an “insult” to the women and questioned the legality of “testing” procedures.
Former Chief Minister Nath in his letter to NCW chairman Rekha Sharma alleged that on April 22, over 100 women had to undergo “pregnancy test”, which is against the “privacy of the women”.

He mentioned that the administration did not only conduct “pregnancy tests” but also made it public, and therefore, this “issue need a high-level inquiry from the NCW.”
Further, Nath mentioned that despite “growing atrocities” against women in the state, the Shivraj Singh Chouhan-led BJP government is tightlipped and “insulting” the women with such unethical “pregnancy tests”.
“You are requested to conduct a high-level inquiry on Dindori’s issue and punish the officials who insulted the women by conducting their pregnancy tests,” Nath wrote in his letter to NCW Chairman Rekha Gupta.
A mass marriage of 220-odd women under the Mukhyamantri Kanya Vivah Yojana was scheduled in the Gadsarai area on April 22. But of them, the marriages of five girls could not be solemnise as they were found to be pregnant.
The controversy erupted a day later when a local Congress MLA Omkar Singh Markam claimed that he has received information that five women were “disqualified” for marriage after they tested positive for “pregnancy tests”.

However, Dindori district administration maintained that “no order was issued for pregnancy tests”, and a test for sickle cell anemia (a genetic disorder reported among tribals) was carried out on all.
During those tests, it was found that five women had missed their menstrual cycles. Subsequently, the doctors carried out the urine tests of the five women, during which it was established that they were pregnant.
Officials have also said that “pregnancy tests” were conducted at the behest of higher authorities on some girls whose cases were “suspected”.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

April 27, 2023
Calcutta HC denies permission to terminate minor girl’s 28-week pregnancy

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Kolkata: The Calcutta High Court has denied permission to terminate the 28-week pregnancy of a 12-year-old minor girl who conceived after being raped.
The mother of the rape victim made an appeal at the Calcutta High Court seeking permission to terminate her daughter’s 28- week pregnancy.
The judgement on the matter, announced on Wednesday, was made available on Friday.

The termination of pregnancy, which is more than 24 weeks, can be done only after getting permission from any court.
However, the report of the medical board argued against the termination, claiming it might prove fatal for the minor victim.
Justice Aniruddha Roy of the Calcutta High Court accepted the argument of the medical board and denied permission for the termination of pregnancy.
The medical board constituted for the matter submitted its report to the court on April 5.
The medical board had submitted that rather than termination, giving birth to the child would be safer for the victim.

Justice Roy also observed that the prime consideration for the court is the safety aspect of the minor girl.
He also observed that it is the responsibility of the state to protect the dignity of the minor mother and her child in such cases. “The state cannot deny its responsibilities on this count,” Justice Roy observed.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

April 7, 2023
Florida Republicans seek ban on abortions after 6 weeks of pregnancy

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He told reporters after his address that he would sign the abortion bill into law.
Republicans have supermajorities in the House and Senate, so Democrats have no ability to stop the legislation from going forward.
The abortion proposal is a clear signal that DeSantis will support hard-right conservative priorities ahead of his likely 2024 election bid. Florida, once a perennial swing state, has shifted Republican in recent years and the governor has capitalized on the GOP electoral successes by supporting legislation that cracks down on illegal immigration, bans Florida Medicaid from paying for gender-affirming care and limits how race and gender identity can be taught in schools.
The governor last year also supported the state’s ban on abortion after 15 weeks of pregnancy and, after the Supreme Court struck down Roe v. Wade, said that Florida would expand “pro-life protections.”
The proposal drew widespread criticism from Democrats, including from White House spokesperson Karine Jean-Pierre who said the proposal would affect millions of women, both in Florida and its neighboring states that have stricter limits but whose residents rely on Florida to access abortions.
“We know that these bands are already having a devastating impact on women’s health,” she said. “Politicians like Governor DeSantis … espouse quote, freedom for all, unquote, while directly attacking the freedom to make one’s own health care decisions. Their rhetoric doesn’t come without consequences here.”
Senate President Kathleen Passidomo (R-Naples) unsuccessfully convinced House leaders last year to add exemptions for rape and incest victims to the 15-week ban. Florida Senate Democratic Leader Lauren Book (D-Plantation), who worked with Passidomo last year on the exemptions, said on Tuesday that incest victims are already fleeing the state for treatment and the 6-week bill will only make things worse for them.
“If it’s a war they want, it’s a war they will get,” Book wrote in a statement. “This issue bridges the partisan divide, and we will not go down as easily as they believe.”

State Rep. Jenna Persons-Mulicka (R-Fort Myers) and state Sen. Erin Grall (R-Vero Beach), who filed legislation in their respective chambers, stated in their bills that the exemptions would apply to victims who have been pregnant for less than 15 weeks. They will require anyone seeking the exemptions to provide documentation, such as a court restraining order or police report, to prove they were victimized.
The lawmakers filed the bills on the first day of this year’s Legislative session after months of speculation that legislators would seek to further restrict abortion access. The 15-week ban that took effect in July is enforced but the state Supreme Court is currently weighing a legal challenge to it. Plaintiffs in the lawsuit argue the 15 week ban violates a state privacy clause that the Florida high court had previously cited to strike down abortion bans.
Republican legislative leaders had initially said any future bans would have to wait until the high court decides on the case.
On Tuesday, House Speaker Paul Renner (R-Palm Coast) said the current proposal includes a trigger provision that will enact the 6-week ban if the high court strikes down the privacy clause. Renner brought up the state’s argument in the Supreme Court case that the privacy clause relates to informational and data privacy rights.
“This is going ahead and having the conversation on where we want to land in Florida,” Renner said. “That’s where we’ve landed.”
The proposed measure would place Florida with six other states that have already approved 6-week bans, including Georgia, Iowa, Kentucky, Louisiana, North Dakota and Oklahoma.
The bill also provides up to $30 million for the Florida Department of Health to create a statewide parenting support network. The network would beef-up state-funded services already offered to pregnant people by expanding resources to those who gave birth within one year. The measure also prohibits doctors from using telehealth services to consult with patients about treatment with abortion medications.
The head the Florida Alliance of Planned Parenthood Affiliates criticized the 6-week ban proposal, saying it would worsen the lives of parents statewide.
“This near total abortion ban has nothing to do with what is best for Floridians and everything to do with Ron DeSantis’ ambition to be president and what he thinks Republican primary voters want,” Alliance Director Laura Goodhue wrote in a statement.
Kelly Garrity contributed to this report.
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( With inputs from : www.politico.com )

March 7, 2023
Ed Sheeran announces new album, reveals wife had tumour during pregnancy

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Los Angeles: ‘Shape of You’ hitmaker Ed Sheeran is back with the latest installment of his mathematical albums.
With – (pronounced Subtract), he’ll cover a difficult period that spurred him to musically reflect on his “deepest, darkest thoughts”, reports ‘People’ magazine.
“I had been working on ‘Subtract’ for a decade, trying to sculpt the perfect acoustic album, writing and recording hundreds of songs with a clear vision of what I thought it should be. Then at the start of 2022, a series of events changed my life, my mental health, and ultimately the way I viewed music and art,” he said.
Her further mentioned, quoted by ‘People’, “Writing songs is my therapy. It helps me make sense of my feelings. I wrote without thought of what the songs would be, I just wrote whatever tumbled out. And in just over a week, I replaced a decade’s worth of work with my deepest darkest thoughts”.
“Within the space of a month, my pregnant wife got told she had a tumour, with no route to treatment until after the birth,” he continued of wife Cherry Seaborn, whom he welcomed a second daughter with in May of last year.
“My best friend Jamal, a brother to me, died suddenly and I found myself standing in court defending my integrity and career as a songwriter. I was spiralling through fear, depression and anxiety,” added the singer, 32, referencing a plagiarism lawsuit involving his song “Shape of You.” “I felt like I was drowning, head below the surface, looking up but not being able to break through for air.”
‘People’ further states that he added that this inspired him to put out an album that accurately represented what he was experiencing.
“It’s opening the trapdoor into my soul. For the first time I’m not trying to craft an album people will like, I’m merely putting something out that’s honest and true to where I am in my adult life,” he said. “This is last February’s diary entry and my way of making sense of it. This is ‘Subtract’”.

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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

March 2, 2023
Paolo Guerrero: Ana Paula Consorte shows her pregnancy a few weeks after giving birth

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Paolo Guerrero’s girlfriend showed her advanced state of pregnancy through her social networks.
Ana Paula ConsortePaolo Guerrero’s partner, taught in his Instagram how far along your pregnancy is through suggestive photos. As recalled, the Brazilian has accompanied the striker of the team on his journey in the Argentine league, for which both reside in Buenos Aires. In addition, the model began to rumor what the sex of the fourth child of the “Predator” would be, which is not yet known. In addition, she showed her medical checks pointing to the intravenous that she had to receive the iron.
What did Ana Paula publish on her networks?
The dancer began by sharing photos in which she proudly showed her state of pregnancy and herself in the gynecological consultation where an iron intravenous was placed. While waiting at the Otamendi sanatorium in Buenos Aires, she began to play with her followers if Paolo’s fourth child is a boy or a girl. That’s when she began to upload various theories from her fans, who mentioned that she was a woman because of the size of her belly. Later, she was seen enjoying her vacation in Puerto Madero.
Ana Paula at her pregnancy control. Photo: Instagram capture/Ana Paula Consorte
How is Ana Paula Consorte’s relationship with Doña Peta, her mother-in-law?
After the interview given by Doña Peta, mother of Paolo Guerrero, in which she preferred not to answer questions about her son’s new romance and spoke well of her ex-daughter-in-law Alondra García Miró; Regarding this, the model indicated: “I’m not surprised, everyone says what they want and what they understand as correct. I’m happy with Paolo, that’s what matters.” Also, regarding the relationship with his mother-in-law, he stated: “I do not have much contact with Doña Peta, she is a very dear person and she treated me very well when we were together, like Paolo’s family, brothers, uncles and cousins ” .
What does Ana Paula Consorte study?
Although she started as a dancer, she has expressed that she has been studying Law and only has a few online courses to finish her career. Her goal is not to dedicate herself to working as an influencer on Instagram, but she wants to focus on practicing law.
How old is Paolo Guerrero and what is the age difference with Ana Paula Consorte?
Paolo was born on January 1, 1984 and is 39 years old, while, although the exact date of Ana Paula’s birth is not known, it is known that she came into the world in 1992, so there would be a difference of approximately eight years.
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( With inputs from : pledgetimes.com )

February 28, 2023
High Court Allows Minor Rape Victim To Terminate 19 Weeks Pregnancy

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SRINAGAR: The High Court of Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh directed the authorities to proceed with the termination of a 18-20-week pregnancy of an alleged minor rape victim after having a fresh examination of the victim and after father of a minor gives “extra high risk consent.”
The victim’s father had approached the court seeking termination of pregnancy of the minor. In the rape case, an FIR was registered at a police station in north Kashmir on February 14.
According to report published by LiveLaw.in, Justice Javed Iqbal Wani on February 17 had directed a Medical Board of LD Hospital in Srinagar to ascertain as to whether the termination of pregnancy is advisable or not.
Mohsin Qadiri, Sr. Additional Advocate General on Tuesday submitted a report addressed by the Head of Department, Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Government Medical College, Srinagar, to the Medical Superintendent, Government LD Hospital, Srinagar stating that the patient has a 19 weeks of pregnancy and runs a very high risk for MTP as it is a case of teenage pregnancy.
The report further said that MTP could be undertaken subject to the “extra high risk consent given by guardians/parents.” In court, the father of the victim volunteered and agreed to extend the consent as solicited by the medical board.
The court directed the authorities to proceed with the case of termination of pregnancy of the minor victim by the experts in the field after having a fresh examination of the victim.
“In the event a final call is taken by the experts for termination of pregnancy of the minor victim, necessary measures shall also be taken in association with respondents 3 and 4 for the preservation of the DNA sample of the fetus. It is further directed that in case the process of termination of pregnancy is undertaken, the minor victim be provided all necessary medical facilities free of cost by the respondent 2,” LiveLaw.in quoted the court as having said.

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February 22, 2023
SC allows adoption of child of student who sought abortion of 29-week pregnancy

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New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Thursday invoked its extraordinary power under Article 142 to allow the adoption of a child after the delivery of a 20-year-old student who was carrying a 29-week unwanted pregnancy.
A bench headed by Chief Justice D.Y. Chandrachud and comprising justices P.S. Narasimha and J.B. Pardiwala noted that Additional Solicitor General (ASG) Aishwarya Bhati and Dr Amit Mishra, who have interacted with the petitioner, state that the petitioner does not wish to retain the child with her after delivery.
The bench said: “In the circumstances, having regard to the late stage of the pregnancy, it has been considered in the best interest of the mother and the fetus that the child, upon delivery, may be given in adoption. The request for adoption has been suggested by the petitioner since she would not be in a position to care for the child.”
Bhati informed the court that she had also interacted with the sister of the petitioner to explore whether she would be willing to take the child for adoption. However, the sister expressed her inability to do so for a variety of reasons, noted the bench.
Solicitor General Tushar Mehta and Bhati apprised the court that an effort has been made to facilitate the process of adoption of the child after delivery, by prospective parents who are registered with the Child Adoption Resource Authority (CARA) under the Union Ministry of Women and Child Development.
The court was apprised of the fact that two prospective parents who have been registered with a parent registration number under CARA are ready and willing to adopt the child.
After considering the circumstances, the bench said: “We request the director, AIIMS, to ensure that all necessary facilities are made available without the payment of fees, charges or expenses of any nature so that the delivery can take place in a safe environment at AIIMS. The privacy of the petitioner shall be maintained and all steps shall be taken to ensure that the identity of the petitioner is not divulged in the course of the hospitalisation at AIIMS.”
It further added that permission is granted for the adoption of the child by the prospective parents whose details have been set out in the CARA registration form and CARA shall take all necessary steps to facilitate the implementation of this order.

Disposing of the petition filed by a student, the bench said: “We are adopting the present course of action consistent with the jurisdiction of this court under Article 142 of the Constitution having regard to the extraordinary situation which has emerged before the court involving a young woman in distress, who moved this court at a late stage of her pregnancy.”
The court was informed that the petitioner has agreed to go ahead with her delivery though she has a desire to do so at an early date.
“In this context, we would request the All India Institute of Medical Sciences to take all necessary precautions in the interest of the safety and health of the mother and the fetus so that a suitable date for delivery can be fixed bearing in mind the expert medical advice at AIIMS,” noted the bench, in its order.
The petitioner had moved the apex court through advocate-on-record Rahul Sharma seeking abortion of her unwanted pregnancy.
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February 2, 2023
Bombay HC allows termination of 32-week pregnancy with foetal abnormalities

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Mumbai: A woman has the right to choose whether to continue her pregnancy or not and the decision is hers and hers alone to make, the Bombay High Court said while allowing a married woman to terminate her 32-week pregnancy after the foetus was detected with severe abnormalities.
A division bench of Justices Gautam Patel and S G Dige, in its judgment of January 20, a copy of which was made available on Monday, refused to accept the medical board’s view that the even though the foetus has serious abnormalities it should not be terminated as the pregnancy is almost at its fag end.
The woman had approached HC seeking to terminate her pregnancy after sonography revealed the foetus had severe abnormalities and that the baby would be born with physical and mental disabilities.
“Given a severe foetal abnormality, the length of the pregnancy does not matter. The petitioner has taken an informed decision. It is not an easy one. But that decision is hers, and hers alone to make. The right to choose is of the petitioner’s. It is not the right of the Medical Board,” the court said in its order.
Refusing termination of pregnancy only on grounds of delay would not only be condemning the foetus to a less-than-optimal life but would also be condemning the mother to a future that will almost certainly rob her of every positive attribute of parenthood, the HC said.
“It would be a denial of her right to dignity, and her reproductive and decisional autonomy. The mother knows today there is no possibility of having a normal healthy baby at the end of this delivery,” the court said.
“Accepting the Medical Board’s view is not just to condemn the foetus to a substandard life but is to force on the petitioner and her husband an unhappy and traumatic parenthood. The effect on them and their family cannot even be imagined,” it added.
The petitioner’s foetus is detected with both microcephaly and lissencephaly, and this is what the future portends, the bench said.

Asserting that the rights of the woman should never be compromised in the “blind application of a statute”, the court said, “Justice may have to be blindfolded; it can never be allowed to be blindsided. We are agnostic about the relative positions of parties. We can never be agnostic about where justice needs to be delivered.”
It said cases such as this often raise profound moral questions and dilemmas, but it is immutable that the “arc of the moral universe always bends towards justice”.
The bench said the existence of the foetal anomaly, as well as its severity, was certain as also the fact that it was detected late.
“Because it is difficult to predict at birth what problems will occur, microcephalic babies need constant and regular follow up and check-ups with health care providers. There is no known cure or standard treatment for it. In more extreme cases, microcephalic babies need intervention almost constantly,” the court said.
Most disturbingly, the prognosis for children with lissencephaly depends on the degree of brain malformation, it added.
The bench noted the medical board did not take into account the social and economic position of the couple.
“It ignores their milieu entirely. It does not even attempt to envision the kind of life, one with no quality at all to speak of, that the petitioner must endure for an indefinite future if the Board’s recommendation is to be followed,” the HC said.
“The Board really does only one thing: because late, therefore no. And that is plainly wrong, as we have seen,” the court said while allowing the pregnancy to be terminated.
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January 23, 2023
Teenage pregnancy in Philippines declines in past 5 yrs

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Manila: Teenage pregnancy among girls aged 15 to 19 in the Philippines declined to 5.4 percent in 2022 from 8.6 percent in 2017, according to official data.
The data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed that teenage pregnancy was lower in urban areas at 4.8 percent than in rural areas at 6.1 percent, reports Xinhua news agency.
The 19-year-olds had the highest pregnancy percentage.
In terms of educational attainment, teenage pregnancy was most common among those with primary education, standing at 19.1 percent.
The percentage of teenage pregnancy decreases as educational attainment increases.
The Philippines has been grappling with teenage pregnancy over the past decade, which is a “national social emergency”.
Some officials had warned that adolescent birth rates had hovered at a level that merited “national concern”.
According to official data, teenage pregnancy has a mortality rate two to five times higher than adults.

The neonatal death rate of babies born to young mothers are three times higher than that of babies born to mothers aged 25 to 29.
Meanwhile, this social problem could also trap a large cross-section of families in perpetual cycle of intergenerational poverty, officials warned.
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( With inputs from www.siasat.com )

January 23, 2023