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60-Year-Old Man Gets Life Term For Raping Minor In Jharkhand
The girl, who was 13 then and known to the convict, has become pregnant as a result of the rape and is now an unwed mother.
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Unmarried Woman Throws Her Newborn Into Dustbin, Infant Dies: Mumbai Cops
A 23-year-old woman was arrested for allegedly throwing her newborn girl into a dustbin in a civic-run hospital in Mumbai, leading to her death, a police official said on Monday.
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Can Unwed Mother's Child Keep Her Name In Docs? Court Cites Mahabharata
The children of unwed mothers and rape victims can live in this country with the fundamental rights of privacy, liberty, and dignity, the Kerala High Court has said and allowed a person to include his mother's name.
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Unwed Mother Abandons Newborn Baby Outside Himachal CM's Residence, Caught Within Hours: Police
A young unmarried woman abandoned her newborn baby near Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur's official residence ''Oakover'' but was caught within hours, the police said.
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UAE Plans To Decriminalise Alcohol, Cohabitation By Unwed Couples
The United Arab Emirates plans to decriminalize "actions that don't harm others," potentially ending punishments for alcohol consumption or cohabitation by unwed couples in the expatriate-dominated country.
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Doctor, Nurse Arrested For Dumping Newborn Abandoned By Mother In Andhra
A private doctor and an auxiliary nurse midwife (ANM) were arrested on Saturday, days after the death of a newborn girl whom they allegedly dumped near a temple after she was abandoned by her unwed mother at a nursing home in Andhra Pradesh's Krishna district, the police said.
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Family Of 4 Commits Suicide In Bengal After Teen Daughter Found Pregnant
A family of four - parents, a son and a daughter - allegedly committed suicide in West Bengal's Hooghly district on Thursday. They were all found hanging in their home at Jonai village, apparently unable to face the social stigma of their unwed daughter being pregnant.
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Decades-Old Mass Grave Of Children Of Unwed Mothers Confirmed In Ireland
Between 1925 and the 1960s, in a tiny town called Tuam in western Ireland's County Galway, thousands of "fallen women" and their "illegitimate" children passed through the Mother and Baby Home operated by the Congregation of the Sisters of Bon Secours.
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Gwalior's Adoption Scam Targets Unwed Mothers
A nurse at a government hospital soothes a crying baby rescued in a raid on a private hospital that police suspect was selling abandoned newborns on the black market. “She is too weak and needs special care,” the nurse said, patting the girl who has been born underweight and premature. “I pray a nice couple adopts her and raises her like thei...
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Unwed Mother Not Compelled to Disclose Father's Identity, Rules Supreme Court
The Supreme Court today held that unwed mother can have the custody of the child without the father's consent and she must not be compelled to disclose the identity of the father to the authorities. Her right of privacy is of paramount importance, the court added.
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Unwed Mother Can be Child's Guardian Without Father's Consent: Supreme Court
An unwed mother can be the legal guardian of a child without the consent of the father, the Supreme Court today ruled.
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Pregnancy Test on Unwed Girls: What's Wrong? Asks Boxing India
Boxing India President Sandeep Jajodia insisted that the body has stuck to rules in carrying out the procedure and only eligible senior girls went through the pregnancy tests as required by the International Boxing Association (AIBA).
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No Gender Bias, Insensitivity in Passport Matters, Says External Affairs Ministry
The External Affairs Ministry today refuted reports that an unwed mother is required to state, while applying for a passport, as to how "she conceived the child" and "if she was raped."
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Philippine Priest Condemns Unwed Mother, Faces Sanctions
A Philippine priest faces possible sanctions after his scathing condemnation of an unwed mother in church ignited a social media firestorm, his religious superiors said on Tuesday.
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Media Exaggerated Horror Tale at Irish Orphanage
Revelations this month that nuns had buried nearly 800 infants and young children in unmarked graves at an Irish orphanage during the last century caused stark headlines and stirred strong emotions and calls for investigation. Since then, however, a more sober picture has emerged that exposes how many of those headlines were wrong.
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60-Year-Old Man Gets Life Term For Raping Minor In Jharkhand
The girl, who was 13 then and known to the convict, has become pregnant as a result of the rape and is now an unwed mother.
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Unmarried Woman Throws Her Newborn Into Dustbin, Infant Dies: Mumbai Cops
A 23-year-old woman was arrested for allegedly throwing her newborn girl into a dustbin in a civic-run hospital in Mumbai, leading to her death, a police official said on Monday.
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Can Unwed Mother's Child Keep Her Name In Docs? Court Cites Mahabharata
The children of unwed mothers and rape victims can live in this country with the fundamental rights of privacy, liberty, and dignity, the Kerala High Court has said and allowed a person to include his mother's name.
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Unwed Mother Abandons Newborn Baby Outside Himachal CM's Residence, Caught Within Hours: Police
A young unmarried woman abandoned her newborn baby near Chief Minister Jai Ram Thakur's official residence ''Oakover'' but was caught within hours, the police said.
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UAE Plans To Decriminalise Alcohol, Cohabitation By Unwed Couples
The United Arab Emirates plans to decriminalize "actions that don't harm others," potentially ending punishments for alcohol consumption or cohabitation by unwed couples in the expatriate-dominated country.
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Doctor, Nurse Arrested For Dumping Newborn Abandoned By Mother In Andhra
A private doctor and an auxiliary nurse midwife (ANM) were arrested on Saturday, days after the death of a newborn girl whom they allegedly dumped near a temple after she was abandoned by her unwed mother at a nursing home in Andhra Pradesh's Krishna district, the police said.
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Family Of 4 Commits Suicide In Bengal After Teen Daughter Found Pregnant
A family of four - parents, a son and a daughter - allegedly committed suicide in West Bengal's Hooghly district on Thursday. They were all found hanging in their home at Jonai village, apparently unable to face the social stigma of their unwed daughter being pregnant.
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Decades-Old Mass Grave Of Children Of Unwed Mothers Confirmed In Ireland
Between 1925 and the 1960s, in a tiny town called Tuam in western Ireland's County Galway, thousands of "fallen women" and their "illegitimate" children passed through the Mother and Baby Home operated by the Congregation of the Sisters of Bon Secours.
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Gwalior's Adoption Scam Targets Unwed Mothers
A nurse at a government hospital soothes a crying baby rescued in a raid on a private hospital that police suspect was selling abandoned newborns on the black market. “She is too weak and needs special care,” the nurse said, patting the girl who has been born underweight and premature. “I pray a nice couple adopts her and raises her like thei...
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Unwed Mother Not Compelled to Disclose Father's Identity, Rules Supreme Court
The Supreme Court today held that unwed mother can have the custody of the child without the father's consent and she must not be compelled to disclose the identity of the father to the authorities. Her right of privacy is of paramount importance, the court added.
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Unwed Mother Can be Child's Guardian Without Father's Consent: Supreme Court
An unwed mother can be the legal guardian of a child without the consent of the father, the Supreme Court today ruled.
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Pregnancy Test on Unwed Girls: What's Wrong? Asks Boxing India
Boxing India President Sandeep Jajodia insisted that the body has stuck to rules in carrying out the procedure and only eligible senior girls went through the pregnancy tests as required by the International Boxing Association (AIBA).
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No Gender Bias, Insensitivity in Passport Matters, Says External Affairs Ministry
The External Affairs Ministry today refuted reports that an unwed mother is required to state, while applying for a passport, as to how "she conceived the child" and "if she was raped."
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Philippine Priest Condemns Unwed Mother, Faces Sanctions
A Philippine priest faces possible sanctions after his scathing condemnation of an unwed mother in church ignited a social media firestorm, his religious superiors said on Tuesday.
-
Media Exaggerated Horror Tale at Irish Orphanage
Revelations this month that nuns had buried nearly 800 infants and young children in unmarked graves at an Irish orphanage during the last century caused stark headlines and stirred strong emotions and calls for investigation. Since then, however, a more sober picture has emerged that exposes how many of those headlines were wrong.
