India, April 23 -- The Bombay High Court on Wednesday allowed two women who have challenged the age restriction for women undergoing reproductive procedures under the Assisted Reproductive Technology (ART) Act, 2021, to be medically evaluated to assess their eligibility for the treatment, while keeping constitutional questions pending. Both petitioners are in their 50s and qualify as having 'advanced maternal age' (AMA) or 'aged pregnancies'.

A division bench of Justice Ravindra V Ghuge and Justice Abhay J Mantri also flagged concerns over the risks involved for women over a certain age to undergo full-term pregnancy. The bench also questioned whether a woman of an 'advanced age' can safely sustain such assisted procedures and deliver a ...