Almost two weeks after an 18-year-old mother of two died of injuries she sustained during a botched abortion, relatives are calling on the doctor involved to come forward and a probe has been launched by the Ministry of Health.
Karen Badal, of Lot 2 North Vigilance, East Coast Demerara (ECD), who was four months pregnant, died as a result of a perforated uterus and acute peritonitis on December 31. This was the finding of Pathologist Dr Vivikanand Bridgemohan who performed the post-mortem examination at the Georgetown Public Hospital (GPH).
Minister of Health, Dr Bheri Ramsaran, yesterday told Stabroek News that an investigation, led by
