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Posted by: BigK

Perhaps one of the most emotionally draining stories that we have seen in recent times has come to a very tragic end. The court refused to allow Niketa Mehta abort her 26 week old foetus. One might think that the court is being too harsh on the Mehta couple, but then they have their own reasons.

Why is it that the law is refusing Niketa to abort in a country where female foeticide is at an all time high? Just because the case has been sensationalised in the media, the Mehatas are not getting justice inspite of the fact being unionised that the foetus has a congenital heart ailment. The baby to be born would require a pacemaker throughout its life for healthy survival and it can prove to be very costly. Considering the fact that the Mehtas are a working class couple, it would prove to be extremely costly and would be beyond their reach.

This case depicts our country in bad light. The law shows that it truly functions on double standards. It is not allowing the mother to go for an abortion who wants to put an end to the tremendous pain that her baby might have to go through and it does not prosecute those who keep doing this all the time and keep such stories under the wrap.

The government has proved that once again it will have the last word and has lived up to its name of not letting justice be delivered to the deserving. Anyways, if we keep the debate aside, it just becomes board room gossip for the common man. 

Who knows how many more battles will the emotional and legal battles  will the Mehtas have to fight?  

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