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Ritika Jain

New Delhi
As seen in: DNA India, The Quint, The Wire (India), ThePrint, IndiaSpend, Newslaundry, BOOM FactCheck, Inkl, Article 14
Covers:  judiciary, law, governance, politics, policies, human interest, people
Doesn't Cover: Economics - dont understand it.
journalist-photographer-journalist. Writer, part-time dreamer & full-time procrastinator. retweets not endorsements.

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journalist-photographer-journalist. Writer, part-time dreamer & full-time procrastinator.

New Delhi-based Independent journalist covering law, governance, and policy issues. You can reach me on journalistritikajain@gmail.com

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Ritika Jain, Assistant Editor - Law, BOOM

Ritika Jain, Assistant Editor - Law, BOOM

After an almost decade-long career as a photojournalist, Ritika returned to the fold as a journalist and now …

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Ritika Jain

Ritika Jain

Ritika Jain was a Journalist at ThePrint. After an almost decade-long career as a photojournalist, Ritika ret…

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Ritika Jain | DNA India

Ritika Jain | DNA India

• Was part of the Delhi Bureau where I covered crime and the legal beat • Wrote deep dives, explainers, new…

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Ritika Jain

Ritika Jain

New Delhi-based independent journalist covering the Indian judiciary, governance and policies.

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Ritika Jain

Ritika Jain

New Delhi-based independent journalist covering the Indian judiciary, governance, and policies.

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Ritika Jain

Ritika Jain

New Delhi-based independent journalist covering the Indian judiciary, governance, and policies. Article 1…

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Medical boards are gatekeeping abortion access

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By Ritika Jain
| Inkl
The 15-year-old had become pregnant, the petition said, as a result of a consensual relationship with a 17-year-old boy. The Supreme Court bench comprising Justices B.V. Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan overruled the Delhi High Court and permitted termination in an order on April 24, which was then challenged by the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) seeking protection for an “unborn child”.
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Medical boards are gatekeeping abortion access

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By Ritika Jain, India Spend
| Newslaundry Verified
The Supreme Court, on April 30, disagreed with an appeal by a medical board, and permitted a 15-year-old girl in her third trimester to terminate her pregnancy. This was the second such case this year alone where the Delhi-based All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) has argued for the rights of the foetus. However, the court was informed in a hearing on May 4 that the minor child gave birth to a baby boy on May 2.
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Ritika Jain, Indiaspend

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By Ritika Jain
| IndiaSpend
Expert committees constituted to advise courts on medical termination of pregnancy are advocating for the rights of an unborn child, not recognised in...
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