Right to Live ; the Bombay High Court Ruling Against a Couple's Plea to Abort Their Unborn Child After the Safe Period Prescribed by the Law Sparks Off a Major Debate Over the Medical and Social Ethics Involved in Such Decisions.

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Abortion pill: Foetal extraction

Like any other young couple, Niketa and Haresh Mehta too were looking forward to the birth of their first child. Married for a year-and-a-half, the couple had taken steps to ensure that their unborn child got all the medical attention it needed.

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Right to Live ; the Bombay High Court Ruling Against a Couple's Plea to Abort Their Unborn Child After the Safe Period Prescribed by the Law Sparks Off a Major Debate Over the Medical and Social Ethics Involved in Such Decisions.

On July 22, the young couple's dream came crashing down when their doctor told them that their unborn child has a congenital heart block coupled with a transposition of great vessels in which the aorta and pulmonary artery are malpositioned.

Simply put, it means that the heart rate of the child will be less than the normal 72. In this case, the baby's heart rate is 55. In certain cases with this condition, the child might need a pacema...

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