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29th August 2017
04:26pm BST
Gynaecologist Dr. Nikhil Datar told the BBC that he informed Mumbai police of the girl's pregnancy.
"Her pelvis is not fully developed to carry a baby to full term and she will go through physical and mental trauma if she's not allowed to abort. There are definite risks to her health. It will be more troublesome for her the longer it's allowed to continue."Dr. Datar added that the girl "knows she is pregnant and kind of understands what it means, but not fully." The girl alleges she was raped by her father's colleague. He has since been arrested.
This comes just over one week after a 10-year-old rape victim gave birth via Caesarean section after being denied an abortion by the Indian Supreme Court.
The court said the procedure would have been "too risky."
A study conducted earlier this year showed that one in five children living in India do not feel safe for fear of being sexually abused.
Children between the ages of 12 and 18 were surveyed.Explore more on these topics:
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