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nurse gave wrong woman abortion
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As for the outcome, I think whatever pattern follows the usual procedure for something like this should be followed. I always feel for people who take it voluntarily, so to have it when it wasn't consented for or expected must be pretty rotten.
People should try to avoid hospitals.
i can't see how something like that could happen - even failing to do an ID test, surely the nurse would have consulted her on the drug she was taking, amount of pain it would cause, what to expect, etc. and the woman must have realized something was not right during the time she was in there, did the word ''abortion'' not even come up?
By the time a woman comes to take misoprostol, she would have already had a consultation and taken the first set of tablets so the last visit can literally be a couple of minutes sitting in the nurse's office, taking the tablets and going home. If there's little continuity of care and you're seeing a different member of staff at each visit, then it's not improbable that the staff assume that the person has had all the relevant work done and is here for tablets etc. Sad reality of abortion is that the stigma has allowed clinics to treat women however they want - women are unlikely to speak up about it, which is why I'm quite surprised a complaint was even made. That aside, there is little excuse for checking that you have the right patient. I did it every single time, and it took a second to say, "Can I check your name and d.o.b?"
I'd be very surprised at the mention of the word abortion in an abortion clinic - no joke.
On the flipside, you can basically guaruntee she will never make the same mistake again.
When I read the thread title my heart stopped.
This isn't the first time the clinic has had something like this happen:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/low/england/2815621.stm