Chodan girl aborts 3-month-old foetus

Chodan girl aborts 3-month-old foetus
HERALD CORRESPONDENT
BICHOLIM, SEPT 25
In a shocking incident, a girl from Chodan on Friday aborted a three-month-old dead foetus after seeking the services of a private doctor from Old Goa to abort the foetus.
According to highly placed sources at the Bicholim police station, an unmarried girl from Chodan had an affair with a boy from the same village.
The girl then discovered that she was pregnant and was afraid to disclose this to her parents.
The girl, who was already three months pregnant, then decided to get an abortion done through a private doctor from Old Goa to ensure secrecy in her pregnancy.
“The girl did not even disclose her plan for the abortion to her boyfriend and went all alone to the doctor,” sources told Herald.
“The doctor simply gave her some tablets and sent her home.”
After taking the tablets, the girl began getting severe labour pain on Friday night.
Family members then decided to shift her to the Bicholim Primary Health Centre. However, the girl delivered the three-month-old dead foetus in the car they were travelling, before they reached the hospital.
“The girl delivered the dead foetus at Kavleraan-Mayem and later, she was taken to Bicholim PHC for further treatment,” sources told Herald.
“After admitting the patient, the PHC alerted the police of the incident.”
Sources added that the Old Goa police is believed to have registered an offence against the doctor who prescribed tablets to the girl which led to the death of the foetus.
When Herald tried to contact the Old Goa police, they denied having registered any such case in the police station.