#NewsInTweets: Women Should Be Allowed To End Pregnancy “Regardless Of Reason”

By YKA Staff:

What’s the latest around the world today? Curated for you from the interwebz, here’s a quick morning fix to keep you updated. In 140 characters at that! Presenting, #NewsInTweets:

1. [envoke_twitter_link]Bombay HC has stated that a woman prisoner be allowed to terminate her pregnancy [/envoke_twitter_link] .The division bench observed that it was a woman’s sole right to do what she wants to with her body and the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act must also include the mental health of a woman.

2. [envoke_twitter_link]Seven students were killed after a DAV bus fell into a canal in Punjab[/envoke_twitter_link]. 15 more students were also injured and the school management were booked for what parents alleged was ‘rash driving’.

3. [envoke_twitter_link]India is unlikely to introduce the vaccine for dengue soon due to limited data for trials[/envoke_twitter_link]. The vaccine, known as Dengvaxia has already been released in places such as Mexico and the Phillipines.

4. [envoke_twitter_link]US introduces a bill that would make Pakistan a state sponsor of terrorism[/envoke_twitter_link]. The bill would require the Obama administration to reply to it within 90 days.

5. [envoke_twitter_link]A man threw a 23-year-old woman off a balcony in Delhi for refusing to marry him[/envoke_twitter_link]. The woman has been admitted to the general ward of Delhi’s Ambedkar hospital while police have arrested the man in question.

6.[envoke_twitter_link] Students of Ghana university have demanded the removal of a statue of Gandhi[/envoke_twitter_link]. According to them, Gandhi was racist against black people, calling them ‘kaffirs’ (a derogatory term) in his letters.

7. [envoke_twitter_link]Delhi Govt. announces that every road in Delhi will be fogged to make it mosquito free[/envoke_twitter_link]. This is coming into action after a sharp increase in mosquito-borne diseases such as chikungunya, dengue and malaria this season.

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