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A Woman, whether married or not, has right to get Pregnant as well as right not to get Pregnant* *Adv. ROHiT Erande. ©

 *A Woman, whether married or not, has  right to get Pregnant as well as  right not to get Pregnant* *Adv. ROHiT Erande. ©* *The Court said, "Why always women should suffer ?.. "* *"The right to control their own body and fertility and motherhood choices should be left to the women alone. "* *The Woman may be married or living in live-in relationship....* "A woman's decision to terminate a pregnancy is not a frivolous one. Abortion is often the only way out of a very difficult situation for a woman." The Bombay High Court in its judgment delivered in "Suo Moto" PIL (bearing no.1/2016) (Coram -SMT. V.K. TAHILRAMANI & MRS. MRIDULA BHATKAR, JJ ) has paved way to right of women regarding Abortion or MTP, irrespective of their marital status... Facts in nutshell : 1. It all began when an under-trial prisoner in Byculla prison namely Shahana gave a requisition for obtaining permission to terminate her pregnancy. The requisition given by Shahana