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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Uterus Removal Cases in Bihar Seem Conspired: SHRC

Uterus Removal Cases in Bihar Seem Conspired: SHRC

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published Published on Aug 31, 2012   modified Modified on Aug 31, 2012
-PTI

Bihar State Human Rights Commission today took suo motu cognizance of reports in different newspapers about cases of removal of uteruses purportedly under Rashtriya Swasthya Bima Yojna (RSBY).

"They (the cases) do not appear to be sporadic incidents; rather they seem to have been done in a systematic manner as if they were the result of conspiracy and part of some racket. The reports refer to the districts of Saran, Sitamarhi, Samastipur, Jamui, Sasaram, Begusarai, Katihar, Saharsa, Supaul but the incidents apparently have taken place in whole state," Commission chairman Justice S N Jha said in his order.

As per the reports, that appeared over the past few days, in some cases money was paid to the beneficiaries without any surgery, while in others operations were performed by 'farzi doctors' (fake doctors).

Jha said in a large number of cases uteruses of young under-aged girls and women below the prescribed age were removed.

"Removal of uterus deprives a woman of the opportunity of being a mother and attaining complete womanhood. Right of procreation is a facet of right to life and therefore involves human right issues."

From the reports it appeared that the Centre has taken cognizance of the matter and ordered a probe, he said adding inquiries are also being made at the level of the district magistrates/civil surgeons concerned at the behest of the state government.

The human rights commission said apart from the probable administrative action, it was desirable to institute criminal cases against the persons prima facie found involved in the money transactions of the uterus removal cases.

As the incidents appear to have taken place across the state, they should be investigated by a special investigation team so that all such cases are probed by the same set of investigators and tried at one place, preferably by a fast track court, Jha said.

The commission was also of the view that the victim should be paid compensation which may be realised from the persons concerned.

The commission directed the principal secretary in the labour resource department, the agency responsible for implementation of RSBY, and the principal secretary in the health department to submit to it within three weeks a list of victims with necessary particulars of the surgery and the doctors and staff involved, besides a scheme for compensation to the victims and a course of action proposed to be taken.


Outlook, 30 August, 2012, http://news.outlookindia.com/items.aspx?artid=773696


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