They demanded her immediate deliverance from agony of foetus

New Delhi/Chandigarh: They are immune to the pangs of birthing but this one, of a pregnant 10 year old rape survivor, is beyond all bearing for them. Gynaecologists’ hearts ache for the hapless girl holding the burden of her uncle’s vice banging against her delicate pelvis.

The rape survivor has approached the Supreme Court, seeking permission to abort her 26-week old foetus plaintively pleading that her pelvis is unable to hold the baby. Whatever may be the apex court’s ruling, Gynaecologists across the country wanted her free from foetus forthwith.

Expressing outrage and anguish, obstetricians, gynaecologists and assisted birthing experts across the board empathised with girl’s misery. They demanded in unison that she must immediately be rescued from the fatal foetus.

The apex court on Monday (July 24) ordered setting up of a medical board which would establish magnitude of danger to her life due to labour or abortion. The girl is a resident of Chandigarh, allegedly raped and made pregnant by her own uncle.

This painful cause celebre has jolted the collective consciousness of the nation no end. Obstetricians, gynaecologists and IVF experts reacted with utmost indignation going way beyond the legal and health risk issues involved in this.

The president of Federation of Obstetric &Gynaecological Societies of India (FOGSI), a professional organization representing practitioners of obstetrics and gynaecology, Dr. Rishma Pai dripped anguish while talking about the physical and mental trauma of the hapless girl. Talking to Medicare News from Mumbai on mobile phone, Dr (Mrs) Pai said, ‘The girl is really in a terrible predicament and needs immediate deliverance from the foetus wedged into her. Nothing could be more loathsome than the scenario in which an innocent girl has been shoved into.’

Dr(Mrs) Pai, a leading gynaecologist and IVF expert, further said, ‘The foetus has already taken a heavy toll on the girl. If she is goaded into carrying on the fetus, it would be unkindness perpetuated upon her. The entire community of obstetrician and gynaecologists feel this way. Not only immediate relief from the foetus but she must also be adequately rehabilitated.’