Noopur Runjhun, Sharma Dhruv
NALSAR University of Law, Hyderabad, India.
Indian J Med Ethics. 2009 Jan-Mar;6(1):40-1. doi: 10.20529/IJME.2009.011.
Negligence in a sterilisation operation is a crucial issue in a country like India where sterilisation operations form an important part of government programmes. This article seeks to highlight the medico-legal dilemmas that surround this issue, and the legal pronouncements on it. The article also deals with a recent policy initiative--the Family Planning Insurance Scheme--that has been formulated in this regard, its legal implications, and its impact on the medical fraternity as well as on society as a whole.
在印度这样一个绝育手术是政府计划重要组成部分的国家,绝育手术中的疏忽是一个关键问题。本文旨在突出围绕这一问题的法医学困境以及对此的法律声明。本文还探讨了一项近期的政策举措——计划生育保险计划,该计划已在这方面制定,其法律影响,以及它对医学界乃至整个社会的影响。