The Gujarat High Court in India has refused to permit the termination of a 7-month-old foetus after the father of a 16-year-old rape survivor applied for an abortion. The judge advised the petitioner's counsel to read the Manusmriti, an ancient legal text, which stated that it was once normal for girls aged 14 to 15 to give birth before 17. The court has ordered a medical examination of the Minor and sought the medical superintendent's opinion on the feasibility of termination, while acknowledging the effect of a traumatic pregnancy on the minor's physical and mental health.

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