[ 2017-01-16 ]

Fake abortion clinic uncovered in E/R; several women in danger
Investigations by Ultimate News has uncovered an
unapproved facility in the Eastern region being
used as an abortion clinic by a fake doctor.

The quack abortion doctor, known as David, has
been operating at the facility for several years.

Several young ladies in Suhum and its environs
have been patronizing the unprofessional services
of the quack abortion doctor due to several
reasons including low fee charge, endangering
their lives.

Ultimate News’ Eastern regional Correspondent
Kojo Ansah, who has been investigating the
operations of the “abortion Doctor” reports
that, several young ladies between the ages of 14
and 30 mostly visit the facility to access the
fake doctor’s services.

The facility is made up of two small rooms built
with mud. Inside the rooms are small size beds,
some cooking utensils, rags and other dirty
materials. Also found in the room were abortion
equipment and tools used by the “Doctor”.

The facility located at a new site in the Suhum
municipality, is close to a clinic accredited to
perform abortion services and other reproductive
healthcare issues.

At least three young ladies visit the facility
daily to terminate their pregnancies. The
“doctor” is well known by the youth in the
Suhum Municipality, hence the high patronage of
his services.

The quack doctor is assisted by three other men at
the facility.


His clients are admitted for at least four hours
in the stuffy and unhygienic rooms after going
through the abortion process before they are
released to go home.

Antibiotics, Painkillers and Blood tonics are
administered to the victims after the abortion.

Some of the victims who suffer complications after
the operation are urged to take the drags
prescribed for them.

However, according to the fake doctor, “the
complications are normal and can happen even when
done in approved facilities.”

Cognisant of the illegality of his operations, the
“abortion doctor” is mindful of the people he
talks to but unsuspectingly opened up to Ultimate
News’ Eastern regional Correspondent Kojo Ansah
who disguised himself as a brother to one of  his
recent clients.

He revealed that he has acquired enough experience
over the years having practiced illegally at the
facility for several years now. He added that he
has not recorded any serious complaint from anyone
throughout his practice.

Several attempts to arrest the alleged fake doctor
has proved futile as he is always unavailable at
his facility anytime the police storms the
facility.

The CRIMINAL OFFENCES ACT – 1960 (ACT 29)
Section – 58 – Abortion or Miscarriage

(1) Subject to the provisions of subsection (2) of
this section-

(a) any woman who with intent to cause abortion or
miscarriage administers to herself or consents to
be administered to her any poison, drug or other
noxious thing or uses any instrument or other
means whatsoever; or

(b) Any person who-

(i) Administers to a woman any poison, drug or
other noxious thing or uses any instrument or any
other means whatsoever with the intent to cause
abortion or miscarriage, whether or not that the
woman is pregnant or has given her consent;

(ii) induces a woman to cause or consent to
causing abortion or miscarriage;

(iii) Aids and abets a woman to cause abortion or
miscarriage;

(iv) Attempts to cause abortion or miscarriage;
or

(v) supplies or procures any poison, drug,
instrument or other thing knowing that it is
intended to be used or employed to cause abortion
or miscarriage, shall be guilty of an offence and
liable on conviction to imprisonment for a term
not exceeding five years.

(2) It is not an offence under subsection (1) of
this section if an abortion or a miscarriage is
caused in any of the following circumstances by a
registered medical practitioner specialising in
gynaecology or any other registered medical
practitioner in a Government hospital or in a
private hospital or clinic registered under the
Private Hospitals and Maternity Homes Act, 1958
(No. 9) or in a place approved for the purpose by
legislative instrument made by the Secretary:

(a) where the pregnancy is the result of rape,
defilement of a female idiot or incest and the
abortion or miscarriage is requested by the victim
or her next of kin or the person in loco parentis,
if she lacks the capacity to make such request;

(b) where the continuance of the pregnancy would
involve risk to the life of the pregnant woman or
injury to her physical or mental health and such
woman consents to it or if she lacks the capacity
to give such consent it is given on her behalf by
her next of kin or the person in loco parentis;
or

(c) where there is substantial risk that if the
child were born, it may suffer from, or later
develop, a serious physical abnormality or
disease.


(3) For purposes of this section “abortion or
miscarriage” means the premature expulsion or
removal of conception from the uterus or womb
before the period of gestation is completed.

Source - ultimatefmonline.com

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