‘State can’t choose for citizens’: SC refuses to reopen 15-year-old’s abortion case

The Supreme Court has refused to reopen a 15-year-old's abortion case, stating that neither the Centre nor medical institutions can assume the role of decision-makers in such cases. The court emphasized the minor's autonomy and the trauma of being forced into motherhood, underlining that reproductive choice ultimately rests with the individual and not the state. The court's decision allows the minor to proceed with the termination of her pregnancy.