PHILADELPHIA, May 19, 2005 (LifeSiteNews.com) – The parents of a 16-year-old girl are suing the Philadelphia health department after health workers there dispensed the abortifacient morning-after pill to their daughter without their knowledge and permission, and without a prior medical exam.
The girl had a violent reaction to the drug, including severe abdominal cramps, vomiting, swelling in the face and a rash. The girl was treated in hospital and released, but had to be re-admitted a day later for bleeding, the law suit attested. The lawsuit also charges that the girl was treated “under the false pretence that the pills will not terminate a pregnancy.”
The suit names social worker Maria Federova, who dispensed the pill without asking the girl if she was pregnant or offering a pregnancy test. Federova also did not advise the girl about the abortifacient nature of the pill.
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