Representatives of the Ministry of Health who conducted a series of audits at the fertility department in Assuta, Rasht’a, where the serious malfunction of the embryo replacement occurred, brought up disturbing new findings, as a result of which the closure of the department is being considered. The hospital said that it has no known intention to close the department and it continues to operate in accordance with the instructions of the Ministry of Health. Last night (Tuesday) Yolan Cohen on Channel 12.
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At the same time, the legal battle continues between the pregnant woman whose fetus she carries in her womb is not hers genetically and is not ready to give it up and also refuses to undergo various tests on the grounds of medical confidentiality, and the other woman in this case, who is apparently the biological mother.
The legal discussions on this issue are being conducted behind closed doors. In a Ynet report it was stated that it is possible that the lawyers on both sides will reach an agreement according to which some of the legal issues that are now being discussed in the court in Lod will eventually be published.
The affair in which the omission was revealed at the Assuta Hospital in Rasht’l was leaked to the media about a month ago. Among the sensitive and complicated legal issues that are now being discussed in the legal process – an issue that has never been discussed in Israel – what prevails in such a case of medical negligence: the genetic connection between the fetus and its biological mother or the physical connection to the pregnant woman the one who carries him, and this is when both biological parents have a genetic connection to the child while only the pregnant woman has a direct physical connection to the fetus. Also, the question arises of what is the “best interest of the child” for the unborn, with which of the spouses should he live, with the biological parents or with the woman who carried him pregnant.
The biological parents want to verify through a genetic test that the fetus is indeed related to them, but the pregnant woman and her partner are against transferring the genetic information to a third party and are not willing to allow the test for reasons of privacy and confidentiality of medical information. Conducting the test requires their approval or a court ruling.