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Rape, attempt to rape, dowry-related killing or harassment, assault to outrage or insult a woman’s “modesty,” sexual harassment, domestic violence, etc are classified as crimes against women under the IPC. Photo: Reuters

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A ten-year-old girl was recently denied an abortion by the Supreme Court of India. She was a victim of rape, which she alleges was perpetrated by her uncle several times over a period of seven months. Her pregnancy was discovered after she complained of stomach ache and was taken to the hospital, but in late July the court decided it was too late in the pregnancy for her to have an abortion.
Such cases of sexual violence in India have been a key topic of discussion since the brutal gang rape of

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