A woman who was left unable to have children after undergoing surgery at the San Fernando General Hospital has filed a lawsuit alleging medical negligence.

Late last year, attorneys for the woman filed legal proceedings against the South West Regional Health Authority (SWRHA), which manages the hospital.

According to the lawsuit, the woman underwent surgery in 2012 to remove her right fallopian tube. In mid-October 2019, she returned to the hospital suffering from severe abdominal pain. After tests were conducted, she was diagnosed with a corneal/interstitial ectopic pregnancy and was advised that her left fallopian tube had to be removed or she could die.