In the undercover filming Miss Prabha Sivaraman, a consultant who works for both private clinics and NHS hospitals in Manchester, told a pregnant woman who said she wanted to abort a female foetus, "I don''t ask questions. If you want a termination, you want a termination".
She later telephoned a colleague to book the procedure, explaining that it was for ?social reasons? and the woman ?doesn?t want questions asked?.
She said to her colleague: ?This [the termination] will be under private, she doesn?t want to go through NHS. Okay, so - that?s right, because you?re part of our team and she doesn?t want questions asked?.
Miss Sivaraman, who works for the Pall Mall Medical Centre in Manchester and also as a consultant obstetrician and gynaecologist at North Manchester General Hospital, said that the cost of the termination would be �200 or �300, on top of the �500 already paid to the clinic for the consultation with her.
After taking the woman?s contact details, Dr Sivaraman asked her if she had considered her options. ?Oh, absolutely? I can?t have it, this baby, because of the gender, so that?s just how it is?? replied the woman.
The doctor booked the pregnant woman in for a termination the following week despite the reason for the abortion being clearly explained.
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