Pregnant woman loses child in Raj as doctors refuse treatment over religion

April 05, 2020 14:48

A 32-year-old woman in Rajasthan's Bharatpur district lost her baby after doctors at a government hospital allegedly turned her away on learning that she was a Muslim.

The woman's husband, Irfan Khan, alleged that his wife had to deliver their child in an ambulance after the doctors refused to treat her.

Meanwhile, a probe has been ordered into the incident by Rajasthan Health Minister and Bharatpur MLA Subhash Garg.

Khan told reporters that he took her wife to a healthcare centre in Sikri area on Friday night due to intense labor pain from where they were referred to RBM Zenana Hospital citing that the case was complicated.

"I reached the district hospital on Saturday morning where a lady doctor asked me about my details. She said that you are a Muslim and you cannot be treated here. She asked another doctor to refer us to Jaipur," he said.

"I moved out of the hospital with my wife. My wife delivered in an ambulance and my baby died due to negligence of doctors," Khan said.

He also alleged that he was being pressured to deny the discrimination charges to the panel probing the incident.

Health Minister Subhash Garg said the matter is being investigated by a team of the district administration.

-- PTI

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