The new draft guideline says, any doctor who suspects child abuse must raise the alarm immediately and tell the parents what action they will be taking. Doctors acting reasonably in response to concerns about abuse or neglect will not be subject to censure. The General Medical Council is holding a public consultation on the draft.
Hasna Ali Yahya, the Yemeni wife of Abu Ayyub al-Masri, was convicted last Thrusday by an Iraqi court to 20 years in prison on terrorism related charges, according to Iraqi Supreme Judicial Council spokesman Abdul-Sattar Bayrkdar.
SAVE A GIRL CHILD- State plans 10-week abortion limit for contraceptive
The Maharashtra Government is fighting female foeticide on a war footing and wanted to tighten the abortion laws under the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act and Rules in order to protect the unborn girl child. If the reason cited for the procedure is ‘failure of contraceptive, the Government wants to prevent the women who are more than ten weeks pregnant, from undergoing an abortion.
A man has been convicted on charges of rape, cruelty and harassment against his wife. The court held that even though there is no penal provision for charging a man with the rape of his wife, the accused and victim were first cousins and had committed rape on her even before marriage, making it “incestuous”.
Officials informed that the moratorium would begin on August 1st and will last until the countries will agree on a fair policy treatment for migrant workers.
The Supreme Court on Monday tightened the rules for how large a group can jointly sue a company for alleged harm done to them with the dismissal of sex-discrimination lawsuit brought on behalf of 1.5 million women who have worked with at Wal-Mart.
The suspension of a multi- billion- dollar dam project in the south of the country was ordered to be suspended by the court in Chile, following objections by Legislators and Environmentalists.
The State Government of Himachal Pradesh has decided to make procurement of sex determination diagnostic and pregnancy termination kits online a punishable offence, as it was found that, some blocks in lower areas of Himachal Pradesh are witnessing a rise in male child births. The State Government fears that people might be using prenatal sex determination test kits after buying it online.