India, March 26 -- The Bombay high court on Monday dismissed a teenage rape survivor's plea for permission to terminate her 32-week pregnancy, after a medical board confirmed that the baby was likely to be born alive and the procedure could endanger both the foetus' and mother's health.

The 18-year-old had approached the high court for termination of her pregnancy, which was a result of sexual assault by her relative. The relative sexually assaulted the teenager on July 17, 2024, after he found out about her relationship with her boyfriend. The relative allegedly blackmailed the survivor by threatening to show her photographs with her boyfriend to other family members.

Later, the woman married her boyfriend and attempted to induce abort...