According to the petition, doctors are currently caught between conflicting judicial mandates, ethical duties, and the threat of criminal prosecution.
Hence, the petition has sought quashing the court intervention clause in the 2024 GR for late-term abortions. It has also sought a clear standard operating procedure (SOP) for late-term pregnancies.
Further, the State should bear the financial costs of intensive neonatal care for any child born alive during court-authorized procedures, the plea states.