A 32-year-old woman approached the Calcutta High Court on Thursday seeking permission to terminate her 24-week foetus owing to an anomaly in its formation.
The petitioner claimed before the court of Justice Tapabrata Chakraborty that the tests done during various stages of her pregnancy showed that the brain of the foetus is underdeveloped.
The reports also showed that the condition of the foetus was deteriorating, her lawyer Amitabha Ghosh submitted before the court, seeking permission to terminate the pregnancy.
According to the Termination of Pregnancy Act 1971, the permission of court is required for undergoing abortion if the foetus is more than 20 weeks old, Ghosh said.