*Ø* Blogmanac | Pressure for inquiry into womb removals
Ireland - The Minister for Health, Mr Martin, is under pressure to establish an independent judicial inquiry into the activities of Drogheda obstetrician, Dr Michael Neary, after the Medical Council decided that he should be struck off the medical register.
More than 100 women have alleged he performed unnecessary Caesarean hysterectomies on them during a 20-year-period up to 1998. Their wombs were removed following childbirth in a procedure usually used only in an emergency where the mother's life is at risk from haemorrhaging.
The council decision paves the way for at least 100 compensation claims, against the doctor and the State, with a potential cost, including legal fees, of more than €40 million.
A total of 60 compensation claims are already before the courts.
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Ireland - The Minister for Health, Mr Martin, is under pressure to establish an independent judicial inquiry into the activities of Drogheda obstetrician, Dr Michael Neary, after the Medical Council decided that he should be struck off the medical register.
More than 100 women have alleged he performed unnecessary Caesarean hysterectomies on them during a 20-year-period up to 1998. Their wombs were removed following childbirth in a procedure usually used only in an emergency where the mother's life is at risk from haemorrhaging.
The council decision paves the way for at least 100 compensation claims, against the doctor and the State, with a potential cost, including legal fees, of more than €40 million.
A total of 60 compensation claims are already before the courts.
Source
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