Bengaluru doctor booked for performing 74 illegal abortions in 3 years
Bengaluru: Discovering an illegal abortion racket that has been operating in the city for the last three years, the owner of the private hospital in Nelamangala has been booked for allegedly conducting 74 illegal abortions without the necessary authorization.
As of now, the doctor is on the run. The charges have been labelled against the hospital following allegations of performing illegal abortions since 2021 till date without obtaining a license under the Medical Termination of Pregnancy (MTP) Act in violation of subsection (b) of section 4 of the Medical Abortion Act, 1971.
The racket was uncovered when District Family Welfare Officer Dr S.R. Manjunath visited the hospital for a routine inspection on January 26. The inspection was performed based on the complaints of the locals.
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During the inspection, it was found that the hospital did not obtain a license for the 74 illegal abortion procedures in the last three years. Allegedly, it had not maintained records of the procedures performed, which is a gross violation under the Medical Termination of Pregnancy Act, 1971.
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