signed on the sc petition he said he said the family had almost accepted the baby in the family when the court gave its judgment we wish that the doctors had told us that there was no compulsion to terminate even if there was a court order we were willing to continue the pregnancy for two weeks for the babys life but no one told us it was a possibility he said the family was willing to battle shame and stigma to raise the baby only if the doctors had given them a complete picture that at 32 weeks the baby had a shot at lifeeven when my wife was pregnant with our fourth child i didnt let her abort thinking who are we to snub a life he said we dont understand why and how a 18kg baby who the doctors initially told us was healthy just died he saiddr datar said the parents had the right to refuse treatment at any point they could have told jj medical board or doctors even after admission or court order but they didnt communicatean ipas development foundation member said such cases must be seen as a womens rights issue more than societal