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Chinese medical clinics win suit over misdiagnosisPosted by Joel Martinsen, January 10, 2007 9:26 AM
![]() Four Chinese medical clinics have won a lawsuit brought against them by a patient who accused them of misdiagnosing her pregnancy. According to Beijing Times, in March, 2004, 44-year-old Ms. Man visited a traditional Chinese clinic complaining of dizzyness, edema, and loss of her period. The doctor said it was menopause and prescribed corresponding medication. Since things did not improve, she returned to that clinic 10 more times and visited three other clinics a total of 10 times in search of effective treatment.
Ms. Man said that by misdiagnosing her pregnancy, the clinics caused her to miss the opportunity to abort. And their prescriptions for the symptoms of menopause may have injured her health and that of her child. There's also the one-child policy - Ms. Man had a child 16 years ago, so this new son cannot be registered on her residence card. The court rejected Ms. Man's arguments, saying that as a woman of child-bearing age who had been pregnant in the past, she should have known to ask for a pregnancy check. She says she did, but presented no proof; hence, there was no direct connection between her pregnancy and the diagnoses given by the clinics. The clinics' explanation: they don't do pregnancy checks. From the China Times:
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