MUMBAI, Oct. 16 -- A 33-year-old Pune engineer seeking termination of her pregnancy beyond 24 weeks has approached the Supreme Court, challenging the Bombay High Court's refusal to refer her case to a medical board under the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act, 1971. The apex court is expected to hear her plea on Friday. In her petition, the woman alleged that the high court adopted a restrictive interpretation of the MTP rules without adequately considering reproductive autonomy and the risks to her mental health. She said her husband had concealed his first marriage and subjected her to mental and physical harassment. Challenging the high court's October 6 order, she said she discovered she was 13 weeks pregnant on July 26 and appr...