Just weeks after the US Supreme Court passed an order to ban or severely restrict the ability for pregnant women to get abortions, a similar case made headlines in India.

While the Roe v Wade ruling was described as “a huge step back for women’s rights”, Thursday’s order by the Indian Supreme Court – in contrast – is being hailed as “historic” and “a big step forward” for women’s rights.

The order came on a petition brought to the top court in July by a 25-year-old single woman who had been in a consensual relationship and was 22 weeks pregnant.

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