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Signed by: BASANTA KUMAR BARIK Location: High Court of Orissa, Cuttack Date: 11-May-2026 16:04:08 Dr. xx .. xx .. xx .., Asso. Professor, Dept. of Pediatrics opined that as gestation age is 30 weeks 4 days without any fetal anomaly, weight of the fetus is 1627 gms. And it is the first pregnancy of a Rh-negative mother with negative Indirect Coomb's test, it is better to continue the pregnancy till term. If MTP is done now, then the baby will be preterm with low birth weight with associated comorbidities.

2) This procedure is done in a recognized fetal medicine centre by Fetal Medicine Experts. We do not have any experience or expertise in conducting such procedures.

3) As the mother is RH Negative ("O" Negative) conducting such procedures may have complications like isoimmunisation which will jeopardize the outcome of future pregnancy.

6) In view of the above, it is requested before the Hon'ble Court to seek further opinion from Fetal Medicine experts at higher centre like AIIMS."

The Director and his team of Doctors were also present through virtual mode before this Court and being asked, it was opined by the team of Doctors that, at this advance stage of gestational age of Signed by: BASANTA KUMAR BARIK Location: High Court of Orissa, Cuttack Date: 11-May-2026 16:04:08 31 weeks 6 days as on 2nd May 2026, it is very risky for termination of pregnancy and it will involve health and life risk to the minor girl who is RH Negative ("O" Negative) and this may raise complications like isoimmunisation and would jeopardize the outcome of future pregnancy of the mother, and it could be further associated with hemorrhage and other risks mentioned at paragraph 4 of the report. It is further stated by the Director of Capital Hospital, Bhubaneswar that intracardiac administration of injection KCL is usually done in the 1st trimester and early second trimester for selective feticide in multifetal pregnancy (> 2 Fetuses) and congenital anomalous baby. But such facility of administration of injection KCL is presently not available in the Capital Hospital and the same according to the knowledge of the Director is available at All India Institute of Medical Sciences, (AIIMS), Bhubaneswar in the Department of Fetal Medicines. So as prayed by Mr. Sarangi, learned counsel for the Petitioners, the minor girl was referred to the AIIMS, Bhubaneswar for further opinion on termination of pregnancy. A report of the Superintendent of AIIMS, Bhubaneswar was submitted before this Court on 6 th May 2026 stating that the meeting of the Medical Board was convened on 05.05.2026 and the condition of the minor girl was examined with regard to Signed by: BASANTA KUMAR BARIK Location: High Court of Orissa, Cuttack Date: 11-May-2026 16:04:08 medical termination of pregnancy. The opinion of the Medical Board consisting of nine Doctors is as follows:-

"i) The committee went through the Hon'ble High Court order.

ii) The minor girl was examined in the dept. of O&G by a team of obstetric experts and ultrasound was performed. It was diagnosed to be primigravida at 31 weeks period of gestation with Rh negative, non isoimmunized pregnancy with hypothyroidism with mild anemia with single live intrauterine fetus in cephalic presentation