A medical cover-up uncovered in New South Wales

A woman has been awarded over $400,000 following a surgical error which resulted in an unplanned pregnancy.

The New South Wales Supreme Court has awarded the plaintiff compensation after she gave birth following the failed gynaecological surgery.

In May 2014, the plaintiff, Mrs Jodie Lee (a pseudonym) consulted the defendant, Dr Dhupar an obstetrician and gynaecologist, concerning an elective tubal ligation procedure (sealing closed her fallopian tubes) with the intention of preventing further pregnancies.

After the birth of Mrs Lee's third child, she and her husband had made a joint decision, that they would not have any more children. She wanted to proceed with a contraception option that provided her with the least possible chance of becoming pregnant again.