The Supreme Courtroom has sought response from the Centre on a plea in opposition to the age restriction of 35 years on ladies’s reproductive rights for conducting pre-conception and pre-natal diagnostic assessments.
A bench of Justices S Okay Kaul and Abhay S Oka issued discover to the Union authorities and others on a plea filed by an advocate contending that the age bar is a restriction on the reproductive rights of ladies.
“She refers to Part 4(3)(i) of the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Strategies (Prohibition of Intercourse Choice) Act, 1994 to contend that the age restriction of 35 years is a restriction on the reproductive rights of ladies and in view of the current judgment of this Courtroom… Problem discover restricted to the aforesaid side,” it mentioned.
The highest court docket was listening to a plea filed by advocate Meera Kaura Patel who contended that the age restriction of 35 years in Part 4(3)(i) of the Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Strategies (Prohibition of Intercourse Choice) Act, 1994 is a restriction on the reproductive rights of ladies.
As per the act, no pre-natal diagnostic methods shall be used or carried out except the age of the pregnant lady is above 35 years.
In a big ruling on reproductive rights of ladies, the apex court docket had earlier held that every one ladies are entitled to secure and authorized abortion until 24 weeks of being pregnant underneath the Medical Termination of Being pregnant (MTP) Act, and making any distinction on the premise of their marital standing is “constitutionally unsustainable”.