Prague Hospital Apologizes for Involuntary Abortion Due to Patient Mix-Up

The mix-up, attributed to a language barrier, led to the wrong woman receiving an abortion; the hospital has offered support and compensation.

A Prague hospital apologized for performing an involuntary abortion on the wrong patient due to a mix-up, attributing the error to a language barrier.
Both women involved were Asian with permanent residence in the Czech Republic; one sought a routine check-up while the other sought a curettage procedure.
The hospital has offered psychological and legal assistance to the affected patient, who is also entitled to receive compensation.
One employee has been suspended and another ordered to work under expert supervision as a result of the incident.
The case echoes a similar incident in 1991 in Lyon, France, which led to a precedent-setting ruling by the European Court of Human Rights on the legal status of unborn babies.