Sonologist’s ‘oral advice not on reliable footing’

Issue - May - 2024, Posted On: 01 May 2024

A pregnant woman visited the sonologist at his lab. USG was performed; it reported abnormal growth and hence, the child was aborted.

After a year or so, the lady conceived again. She visited the sonologist; USG reported unhealthy gestational sac measuring 26mm. Abortion was advised.

The patient, however, chose to reconfirm sonologist’s findings. She got USG from two different centres, none of them reported any abnormality.

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