Doctor to pay for unwanted baby
By Madeline Yeo,WNS Health Correspondent
CAMBRIDGE - A doctor who carried out a failed contraceptive operation has been ordered by the Linapore court to pay financial support for the child. The gynaecologist had inserted a patch into the patient's arm, but it failed to prevent pregnancy six months later. The woman, who had recently qualified as a teacher, had to give up her new job to care for her child. The highest judicial court has ruled the doctor must pay L$1000 a month until the child reaches 18.
Linapore gynaecologists now fear a flood of lawsuits. The decision in Cambridge, made on Tuesday, has met with disapproval in the Linapore press. The device is meant to protect against pregnancy for up to three years, but six months after the operation, the implant could no longer be found in the woman's body, the court said. The parents, who had known each other six months at the time of the conception, were no longer together, the court said. The father will also be compensated for the maintenance he is paying for the child.
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