London, England, Aug 6, 2007 / 08:42 am
A National Health Service (NHS) hospital trust has agreed to pay a woman £27,500 in an out-of-court settlement for aborting her unborn baby against her will and ignoring her attempts to withdraw her consent, reported The Guardian.
According to a July 30 report, Teresa Cooper, 40, was worried that an E coli infection and antibiotic treatment she had a few weeks into her pregnancy might have harmed the baby.
Unable to get answers, the mother of three reluctantly signed the consent form for an abortion at Princess Alexandra hospital in Harlow, Essex, in November 2003. But in the two days between signing the form and the abortion, she watched an anti-abortion video, which reinforced her doubts.
The Guardian reported that she went to the hospital on the day the abortion was scheduled for, saying she was only having the abortion for medical reasons and questioning whether the procedure would be traumatic for the fetus. She still got no answers but was taken to the operating room upset and tearful, according to her medical notes.