![]() ![]() ![]() "Our law granted only to a married woman the right to an abortion between 20-24 weeks. This theory has been debunked long back in our country, so you are citing the wrong judgment in support of the principle. But if you are relying on Dobbs to support that principle, then we have gone far beyond Dobbs in India, because Dobbs represents the view of the US Supreme Court that a woman has no control over her own bodily integrity. There is no question about it that judges don't legislate. To which, the CJI replied: "Don't cite Dobbs, we are far beyond it and fortunately so. In doing so, the US Supreme Court overruled both Roe v Wade (1973) and Planned Parenthood v Casey (1992), which had recognised a woman's right to make reproductive choices. Mehta also relied on the 2022 Dobbs v Jackson, which held that the US Constitution does not confer a right to abortion. Mehta told the court that legalising same-sex marriages would have ramifications on several other statutes that would need a debate in society and also in state legislatures. ALSO READ | Key takeaways from Day 3 hearing on same-sex marriage ![]()
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