On 21 May 2024, the Punjab & Haryana High Court permitted a married woman who conceived through her husband's non-consensual sexual assault, and who had filed for divorce, to terminate the pregnancy — only the pregnant woman's consent is required under the MTP Act.
On 24 April 2026, a two-judge bench permitted the medical termination of a 15-year-old's 28-week pregnancy, holding that Article 21's reproductive-autonomy guarantee — particularly for a pregnant minor — takes precedence over the MTP Act's statutory 24-week outer limit, and that adoption cannot be offered as a substitute for forced continuation.