The household of a Polish girl who died Thursday stated the federal government has "blood on its arms" after the girl was denied an abortion following the dying of one in all her twin fetuses.
The 37-year-old girl recognized solely as Agnieszka T. is the most recent pregnant girl to die in Poland only one yr after the nation handed a few of the most restrictive abortion legal guidelines in Europe. Ladies's human rights teams and her household blame the strict legislation, alleging medical doctors refused to hold out an abortion immediately following the dying of the fetus, a call that they are saying price Agnieszka her life, the Related Press reported.
Agnieszka was pregnant with twins throughout her first trimester when she was admitted to the Blessed Virgin Mary Hospital in Częstochowa on December 21, 2021, with belly ache and vomiting, the AP stated.
In response to her household, she arrived on the hospital in "good bodily and psychological form," in accordance with The Guardian. After two days within the hospital, one of many heartbeats of the twins stopped.
Docs waited to see if they might save the second fetus as a result of Polish legislation prohibits the elimination of a useless fetus, All-Poland Ladies's Strike stated on Fb.
In response to The Guardian, Agnieszka's household claims after the primary fetus died "her state shortly deteriorated."
The household stated medical doctors refused to hold out the abortion citing Poland's abortion legal guidelines. "Her husband begged the medical doctors to save lots of his spouse, even at the price of the being pregnant," The Guardian quoted Agnieszka's twin sister, Wioletta Paciepnik.
Agnieszka was compelled to hold the fetus for an additional seven days till the second twin died on December 29, in accordance with the AP. The medical doctors did not terminate the being pregnant for an additional two days till December 31.
Underneath Polish legislation, all abortions are banned besides within the case of rape or incest, or if the mom's life and well being are thought of at risk, the AP reported.
Following the terminated being pregnant, the girl remained within the hospital for weeks with deteriorating well being. She in the end died on January 25 from what her household suspects was septic shock. The Guardian reported that the reason for dying was not launched in a press release by the hospital on Wednesday.
All-Poland Ladies's Strike on Fb stated the household was not allowed to see Agnieszka, and the hospital made it very troublesome to contact her. The group stated that medical doctors "insinuated" that Agnieszka's quickly deteriorating situation was attributable to "mad cow illness" or Creutzfeldt–Jakob illness (CJD), suggesting that she ate uncooked meat and had an insufficient eating regimen.
"One other sufferer of the ban on abortion in Poland: 37-year-old Agnieszka of Częstochowa," the ladies's group stated on Fb, in accordance with the AP. "We maintain shouting #NotOneMore, however the ban on abortion is killing an increasing number of ladies."
The Guardian reported that the hospital's assertion denied that an abortion was requested.
"We stress that the hospital workers did all the mandatory actions to save lots of the affected person," the assertion was quoted.
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