The Health Department has ordered action against four private hospitals in Salem, Krishnagiri and Erode for violations under Assisted Reproductive Technology (Regulation) Act and Pre-Conception and Pre-Natal Diagnostic Techniques (PCPNDT) Act based on the inquiry report on the case of a minor being forced to donate oocytes, Health Minister Ma. Subramanian said.
Last month, the case of a 16-year-old girl being forced to donate her oocytes using a fake Aadhaar card had surfaced following which police arrested four persons including her mother, mother’s partner and a woman intermediary. An inquiry team led by A. Viswanathan, Joint Director of Medical and Rural Health Services, was formed, and the final report was submitted on July 7.
“The team conducted inquiries at Sudha Hospital, Erode, Sudha Hospital, Salem, Ramaprasad Hospital, Perundurai and Vijay Hospital, Hosur. Inquiry was also held with doctors of Mathrutva Test Tube Baby Centre in Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh and Sri Krishna Hospital, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala,” Mr. Subramanian told reporters on Thursday.
