A Must-Read: Protect Your Body Before and After Surgery

[Vera]

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.

[MamaGreens]

I'm sitting here reading this and my jaw is on the floor. I consider myself an educated person, but I had NO IDEA about the specific laws regarding consent for C-sections. I always assumed it was the husband's role to sign if there was an emergency. To learn that it's actually illegal to hand a woman in active labor a consent form is a game-changer. This isn't just a warning; this is empowerment. Thank you for sharing this.

[YoungAgropreneur]

While everything you've said is 100%true legally, let's be real about the situation on the ground in many Nigerian hospitals. The pressure, the lack of resources, the 'oga' culture where you don't question the doctor... how many people have the presence of mind or the courage to demand their rights when a doctor is shouting that it's an emergency? This is a systemic problem. We need not just individual awareness, but a complete overhaul of medical ethics training and stronger regulatory bodies to hold these criminal doctors accountable. It's a good fight, but it's an uphill battle.

[FarmTech]

The level of evil in this world is truly astonishing.To think that there are people who would use the sacred moment of childbirth to commit such atrocities for money is demonic.

It goes beyond mere criminality. We must pray for protection, but we must also use the wisdom God gave us. The idea to get a scan before and after is a practical application of wisdom. 'Be ye therefore wise as serpents, and harmless as doves.' (Matthew 10:16). God has given us a spirit of power and sound mind, not of fear. Use that power to protect yourself."

[SheFarm]

That story at the end about the husband who knew for two years and told her'a child will come at God's time' is the most heartbreaking part. The doctor is a criminal, but the husband is a monster. To see your wife in emotional pain, praying and hoping, while you know the truth? That is a level of cruelty I cannot comprehend. It makes you wonder what the real motivation was. Did he just not want more children? Was there another woman? This is a stark warning to women: trust, but verify. Even with your own husband."

[AgMan]

Sharing stories is good,but we need to move to action. If this has happened to you, you MUST report it to the Medical and Dental Council of Nigeria (MDCN). They are the body that can withdraw a doctor's license. Also, report to the police. We need to start building a database of these cases. If we all stay silent, they will keep getting away with it. Let's support each other legally and emotionally. There is strength in numbers. We can't let fear paralyze us.

[Hilux]

Let's follow the money.This is ultimately a lucrative black market. An organ, whether a kidney or a womb (for certain tissues), can fetch millions of Naira on the illegal market. The implant story is about population control ideologies or maybe even kickbacks from pharmaceutical companies. When there is this much money involved, ethics go out the window. This is why the pre-and-post-scan advice is pure gold. It creates a paper trail that makes it much harder for them to exploit you. It's a financial deterrent.

[Hacko]

Please let’s not generalize. Most Nigerian doctors are professional and would never remove anything without consent. It’s the few bad ones that stain the whole profession.

[Techie Farmer]

Thank you for this info. Many women honestly don’t know their rights during childbirth. They just allow the husband or mother-in-law to decide everything.

[Manihot]

The story of the woman who stayed 2 years without knowing her womb was removed is heartbreaking. The husband sef is wicked. How can you keep that from your wife?

[CassavaBoss]

My own advice: ALWAYS ask for your operative report after surgery. It’s written by the surgeon and contains everything they did.

[GreenVet]

Consent during labour pain is something we need to stop in Nigeria. How can you give a woman in severe pain a form to sign? She can’t even think straight.

[The Farmer]

If this information becomes common knowledge, many doctors may start being more careful. People don’t sue in Nigeria but they don’t know they actually can.

[Quantum]

The thing is… many hospitals don’t follow the law because patients too don’t ask questions. Nigerians fear doctors like they fear pastors.

[Locus]

This is why we need hospital accountability systems. CCTV in operating theatres (without showing patient body) would reduce many questionable practices.

[Danny]

I hope people also understand that in emergencies, doctors may act without consent to save life. Not every case is malpractice.

[Agtech]

That implant story is scary. Imagine trying to conceive for years not knowing they inserted something in you. That’s wickedness.

[Ag-guru]

Some private clinics in Nigeria behave like they are above the law. If more people start demanding their rights, things will change.

[Farm-ninja]

Let’s also remember to choose hospitals wisely. Cheap clinics sometimes cut corners. Always check reviews and talk to former patients before deciding.