Doctors in the government sector performing laproscopic sterilisation are a
worried lot with the government not providing medico-legal support if and when
the persons subject to such surgery approach the court. Once the doctors face court
cases, they only get support from the Professional Protection Scheme of the
Indian Medical Association (IMA) and that too only provided to life term
members.
Noting that failures can happen in some persons who undergo
laproscopic sterlisation, the doctors said that they were not getting the due
support in most of the cases. IMA state secretary Dr A V Jayakrishnan said ''The doctors
now perform laproscopic sterlisation at their own risk. They face mental trauma
and physical strain when fighting the case individually at a time the
sterilisation is being done as part of a national programme,'' he said.
Moreover, people file cases even after signing the approval
letter that clearly states that they would avail the insurance amount as part
of the national programme if there is a failure. Most of the people are said to
file cases if they get a girl child after the sterlisation failure. If its a
boy child, no cases are generally filed, the doctors said. Another thing
pointed out is that the people who undergo sterilisation are asked to approach
the doctor in case of any failure. But in most cases, they do not turn up but
only approach the court.
Stating that fighting cases without any support was difficult
most of the time, Dr Maya of the Women and Child Hospital, Thycaud,
said '' it is really hard for fighting the case all alone. The only support
that we get is from the IMA and that too only if a doctor is a life term
member.''
source: The New Indian express
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