26 minutes agoThey had no money for medical bills, parents sold the baby to the hospital
Periskopi(6 years ago)
(6 years ago)A man and a woman from India were forced to sell their newborn baby in a hospital because they could not pay medical bills. Chev Charan and his wife Babita had to pay the 350,000 rupees bill after their youngest son was born from a cesarian operation in [...]
A man and a woman from India were forced to sell their newborn baby in a hospital because they could not pay medical bills.
Chev Charan and his wife Babita had to pay the bill of 35,000 rupees (350 R) after their youngest son was born from a cesarian operation at the Agra hospital. The couple did not have the money, and the hospital bought the child for 100,000 rupees.
Hospital manager Seeme Gupta said that the child was given up for adoption, claiming that the parents signed the agreement document.
The 36-year-old woman wants to regain her newborn son, but the hospital says the papers are now signed. The police will investigate this sale and then take appropriate action.
It is believed that some babies taken into hospital care are later sold to couples seeking children.
An activist for children's rights told “of India” that the alleged sale did not have
The Indian government has previously warned of child trafficking, which reduces the number of children for legal adoption.
