Police have launched an investigation in South Korea after a doctor performed an abortion by mistake.
On August 7, a pregnant patient with a 6-week-old fetus had gone to a clinic in district of Gangseo, in the country's capital Seoul, according to the Gangseo police. At the clinic, a mix-up in medical charts and failure to check her identity led to the mistaken abortion.The doctor and nurse in charge are under investigation, and the case will soon be sent to the prosecutor's office, police told CNN."The doctor and nurse have acknowledged their fault," a police official said.
The nurse had allegedly injected her with anesthesia without confirming her identity, and the doctor had performed the abortion without checking her identity either, Yonhap reported. The patient had been unaware of the procedure.Read MoreThe police announced the investigation on Monday, Yonhap said.South Korea moved to legalize abortion in April this year, with the country's constitutional court ruling that lawmakers must revise existing laws by December 31, 2020.
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