8 years after being accused of Illegal MTP, Gynaecologist gets absolved by MCI
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Bengaluru: Bringing relief to a gynaecologist who was accused in 2011, the Medical Council of India (MCI) has absolved the doctor from all charges of illegally conducting a Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) procedure on a patient who was 28 weeks pregnant.
The MTP Act allows for termination of pregnancy up to 20 weeks. In case, termination of pregnancy is immediately necessary to save the life of the woman; this limit does not apply, says Section 5 of the MTP Act. The pregnancy can only be terminated after a doctor gives second opinion other than the doctor who is to perform the procedure.
According to a recent report by TOI, the case goes back to the year 2011; when the patient had approached the gynaecologist for a consultation. The patient’s husband, who is a doctor in the UK, had alleged that his wife had undergone a criminal abortion at 28 weeks.
The patient was residing in the UK that time and had alleged that her husband had abused her resulting her worrying about the health of the fetus. After the incident, she returned to India and consulted the doctor. During the first session, the patient had no complications. However, 2 days later she reported an amniotic fluid leak.
The MTP Act allows for termination of pregnancy up to 20 weeks. In case, termination of pregnancy is immediately necessary to save the life of the woman; this limit does not apply, says Section 5 of the MTP Act. The pregnancy can only be terminated after a doctor gives second opinion other than the doctor who is to perform the procedure.
According to a recent report by TOI, the case goes back to the year 2011; when the patient had approached the gynaecologist for a consultation. The patient’s husband, who is a doctor in the UK, had alleged that his wife had undergone a criminal abortion at 28 weeks.
The patient was residing in the UK that time and had alleged that her husband had abused her resulting her worrying about the health of the fetus. After the incident, she returned to India and consulted the doctor. During the first session, the patient had no complications. However, 2 days later she reported an amniotic fluid leak.
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