11-21-2025, 01:32 PM
Hello
everyone, I want to share some very important information about protecting your rights and your body during medical procedures.
1. Always Get Scans Before and After Surgery
Before you go for anysurgery in a hospital, first go for a scan. This is to be sure of the organs you have in your body. You must keep the result.
After the surgery,go for another scan to confirm all your organs are intact and that nothing was removed or put in you without your consent.
2. The Danger of Unauthorized Organ Harvesting and Procedures
This is important because some unethical medical practitioners work withorgan harvesters to harvest people's organs during surgery and sell them.
· For some women who give birth through CS (Caesarean Section), complications may arise and their womb could be removed to save their life without their knowledge.
· For some women, implants are put in them as a family planning method to prevent pregnancy without their knowledge and consent.
You could be trying to conceive not knowing yourwomb is gone or that you are under family planning.
3. The Law on Consent is VERY Clear
No matter what anyone thinks,only the person who owns the body has the legal right to give consent.
· For women undergoing CS, the law does NOT give husbands the automatic right to sign the consent form.
· By the provisions of the Constitution, National Health Act, and the Code of Medical Ethics in Nigeria, only the woman should sign her own consent form.
· The consent form is expected to be given to pregnant women to sign during ante-natal visits.
· The law prohibits giving the consent form to women when they are already in labour pain, as they may not understand what they are signing.
· If a woman wants her husband to sign, she must give him a letter of authority.
· For people below 18 years, it is the next-of-kin that signs.
4. What Happens in an Emergency?
In a genuine emergency where the woman hasn't signed ahead of time,the law says the most senior medical practitioner in the hospital must sign the consent form. In special cases, a court order is needed.
5. The Consequences of Ignoring the Law
In Nigeria,many ignore these procedures due to ignorance. However, ignorance of the law is not an excuse.
If issues arise from that surgery,both the doctor and the husband or family member who signed illegally will face legal consequences.
Even if no issues arise,a woman can sue the doctor and her husband for carrying out a CS without her consent. She can claim compensation, send them to jail, and the doctor's license can be withdrawn.
6. Real-Life Examples
· A woman reported that after a CS, she couldn't conceive. She later discovered an implant was put in her during the CS without her authorization.
· I was personally involved in a case where a woman's womb was removed during a CS with only her husband's consent. She wasn't informed even after regaining consciousness. She found out two years later via a scan. This led to the arrest of her husband and the doctor, and they faced legal action.
Final Warning
Always go for anorgans check after every surgery! Protect yourself because your body is your own.
everyone, I want to share some very important information about protecting your rights and your body during medical procedures.
1. Always Get Scans Before and After Surgery
Before you go for anysurgery in a hospital, first go for a scan. This is to be sure of the organs you have in your body. You must keep the result.
After the surgery,go for another scan to confirm all your organs are intact and that nothing was removed or put in you without your consent.
2. The Danger of Unauthorized Organ Harvesting and Procedures
This is important because some unethical medical practitioners work withorgan harvesters to harvest people's organs during surgery and sell them.
· For some women who give birth through CS (Caesarean Section), complications may arise and their womb could be removed to save their life without their knowledge.
· For some women, implants are put in them as a family planning method to prevent pregnancy without their knowledge and consent.
You could be trying to conceive not knowing yourwomb is gone or that you are under family planning.
3. The Law on Consent is VERY Clear
No matter what anyone thinks,only the person who owns the body has the legal right to give consent.
· For women undergoing CS, the law does NOT give husbands the automatic right to sign the consent form.
· By the provisions of the Constitution, National Health Act, and the Code of Medical Ethics in Nigeria, only the woman should sign her own consent form.
· The consent form is expected to be given to pregnant women to sign during ante-natal visits.
· The law prohibits giving the consent form to women when they are already in labour pain, as they may not understand what they are signing.
· If a woman wants her husband to sign, she must give him a letter of authority.
· For people below 18 years, it is the next-of-kin that signs.
4. What Happens in an Emergency?
In a genuine emergency where the woman hasn't signed ahead of time,the law says the most senior medical practitioner in the hospital must sign the consent form. In special cases, a court order is needed.
5. The Consequences of Ignoring the Law
In Nigeria,many ignore these procedures due to ignorance. However, ignorance of the law is not an excuse.
If issues arise from that surgery,both the doctor and the husband or family member who signed illegally will face legal consequences.
Even if no issues arise,a woman can sue the doctor and her husband for carrying out a CS without her consent. She can claim compensation, send them to jail, and the doctor's license can be withdrawn.
6. Real-Life Examples
· A woman reported that after a CS, she couldn't conceive. She later discovered an implant was put in her during the CS without her authorization.
· I was personally involved in a case where a woman's womb was removed during a CS with only her husband's consent. She wasn't informed even after regaining consciousness. She found out two years later via a scan. This led to the arrest of her husband and the doctor, and they faced legal action.
Final Warning
Always go for anorgans check after every surgery! Protect yourself because your body is your own.