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Can people who are not cisgendered women seek an abortion?

In X v. The Principal Secretary, Health and Family Welfare Department, Govt. of NCT of Delhi & Anr. (2022), the Supreme Court of India recognised that persons other than cis-gender women who may require access to safe medical termination of their pregnancies..

Healthcare services, including abortion-related services, cannot be denied on the basis on one's gender identity, sexual orientation, etc.

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