Life-saving blood infusion refused over money woes
By Wang Huazhong | China Daily | Updated: 2009-08-29 08:08
CHONGQING: An incident at a hospital in Pengshui county has highlighted the difficulty facing many impoverished couples over expensive medical bills.
The situation arose after a husband refused to OK a blood transfusion for his critically ill wife after she lost one-quarter of her blood following complications in the delivery room.
He said they could not afford the transfusion.
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