{
  "id": 12911436,
  "title": "Cape Town woman loses claim against fertility doctor after procedure punctured her intestine",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/08/cape-town-woman-loses-claim-against-fertility-doctor-after-procedure",
  "topic": "health",
  "section": "Health & Medicine",
  "published": "2026-10-08T16:47:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/news/crime-and-courts/2026-10-08-cape-town-woman-loses-claim-against-fertility-doctor-after-procedure-punctured-her-intestine/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The Western Cape High Court found that a fertility specialist failed to explain key risks before a hysteroscopic myomectomy but dismissed the patient’s damages claim after finding that negligence and causation had not been proved.",
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  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}