By order dated 11.1.2017, while issuing numberice to the respondents, this Court gave a direction for examination of petitioner number1 by a Medical Board companysisting of the following seven Doctors Dr. Avinash N. Supe, Director Medical Education Major Hospitals Dean GK Chairman Dr. Shubhangi Parkar, Professor and HOD, Psychiatry, KEM Hospital Dr. Amar Pazare, professor and HOD, Medicine, KEM Hosptial Dr. Indrani Hemantkumar Chincholi, Professor and HOD, Anaesthesia, KEM Hospital Dr. Y.S. Nandanwar, Professor and HOD, Obstetrics, KEM Hospitals Dr. Anahita Chauhan, Professor and Unit Head, Obstetrics Gynecology, LTMMC and LTMG Hospitals Dr. Hemangini Thakkar, Addl.
She apprehended danger to her life, having discovered that her fetus was diagnosed with Anencephaly, a defect that leaves foetal skull bones unformed and is both untreatable and certain to cause the infants death during or shortly after birth.
Petitioner No.1 Meera Santosh Pal, is 22 years old, has approached this Court under Article 32 of the Constitution of India seeking directions to the respondents to allow her to undergo medical termination of her pregnancy.
Professor, Radiology, KEM Hospital.
As on 12.1.2017, she was into her 24th week of pregnancy.
This is also borne by the report dated 12.1.2017, received from the Director ME MH s Office, Seth G.S. Medical College KEM Hospital, Parel, Mumbai 400 012.
By its report dated 12.1.2017, the Medical Board has examined petitioner number1 with specific reference to their special expertise for general, medical, radiological, psychiatric and anaesthetic evaluation.
An obstetric evaluation was done by two Obstetricians.
The said Board has further reported that obstetric examination shows 24 weeks pregnancy, external ballottement present, fetal parts number well felt with mild polyhydramnios.
On internal examination, the cervix is posterior and OS is closed.
This companydition is also known to endanger the mothers life.
Ultrasonography diagnosis has revealed a single live fetus with anencephaly with mild polyhydramnios with hypotelorism.
Ultrasonography was performed at KEM Hospital on 12.1.2017 by the Additional Professor, Radiology.
