Kerala HC Allows Couple to Hand over Baby with Skeletal Dysplasia to Child Welfare Committee After Birth

Kerala HC Allows Couple To Hand Over Baby With Skeletal Dysplasia To Child Welfare Committee

<p>Kochi, Oct 27 (PTI) The Kerala High Court has permitted a couple expecting a baby with skeletal dysplasia, a rare genetic condition affecting bone and cartilage development, to hand over the child to the CWC after birth.</p> <p>Justice Harisankar V Menon observed that since the couple did not intend to retain the child after birth, there was no need to medically terminate the pregnancy, and the baby could instead be handed over to the Child W…

Kerala HC allows couple to hand over baby with skeletal dysplasia to child welfare committee after birth

Kerala HC observed that since the couple did not intend to retain the child after birth, they can hand over baby to the Child Welfare Committee.

Kerala HC allows baby with skeletal dysplasia to be handed to welfare panel

The Kerala High Court allowed a couple to hand over their baby to the Child Welfare Committee after birth. The ruling followed medical advice that the foetus had a non-lethal condition and termination was unnecessary.