Late-term abortion: what can be learned from Royal Women's Hospital v Medical Practitioners Board of Victoria?
Med J Aust
; 186(7): 359-62, 2007 Apr 02.
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| ID: mdl-17407433
ABSTRACT
In 2001, the Medical Practitioners Board of Victoria received a complaint from an Australian Government Senator regarding a late-term abortion carried out in February 2000 at the Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne. Five years later, the complaint of professional misconduct was finally dismissed by the Board as being frivolous and vexatious. The action highlights a number of deficiencies in the way medical practitioner boards deal with complaints against medical practitioners; in particular, the Board's lack of discretion to deal with complaints lacking substance. Early mediation of the dispute between the Royal Women's Hospital and the Medical Practitioners Board could have avoided a great deal of suffering and expense. As a result of this case, it is likely that the Victorian Medical Practitioners Board will be given additional powers in the future to deal with complaints without merit.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Aborto Induzido
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
Limite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Pregnancy
País/Região como assunto:
Oceania
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Med J Aust
Ano de publicação:
2007
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
Austrália