EDITORIAL | Let down by the health and justice system, LMM’s situation must never happen again
We should be concerned that women are not safe in the hands of both the law and the health system
03 October 2024 - 21:31
The story of a North West woman who unknowingly left the hospital with a dead foetus in her belly and only realised this after 30 days is an outrage. The woman, only identified in court papers as LLM, lodged a R1.8m damages claim against the provincial health MEC's office over the negligence that led to her being discharged without a proper assessment after having a miscarriage. ..
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