Chennai, August 26: A mother of four in Trichy, Tamil Nadu, tragically died after consuming unsupervised abortion pills on Saturday, August 24. The 34-year-old woman, facing complications from the pills, was rushed to Mahatma Gandhi Government Hospital (MGMGH) but succumbed to the health issues. This was her fifth pregnancy.

According to a report by the Times Of India, the woman had been married for 15 years and had two daughters and a son, investigations by Thuvarankurichi police revealed. She recently found out she was pregnant with her fifth child. Following this, on August 22, she obtained abortion pills from a pharmacy and took them to avoid pregnancy without consulting a doctor. Tamil Nadu Shocker: 15-Year-Old Girl Dies After Taking Abortion Pills to Terminate Her Second Pregnancy in Thiruvannamalai; 2 Arrested.

She began experiencing health complications and went to her sister’s house in the village the following day. After her condition worsened, she was initially admitted to a private hospital in Thuvarankurichi. Despite receiving treatment there, her condition did not improve, and she was subsequently referred to Mahatma Gandhi Government Hospital (MGMGH), where she sadly passed away. Tamil Nadu: Schoolgirl Consumes 45 Iron Tablets in Dare Game With Friends in Ooty, Dies of Liver Failure.

In a similar incident in Tamil Nadu, A 15-year-old girl died after consuming abortion pills prescribed by an unqualified practitioner. The girl, who was pregnant with her second child, was picked up from her home by Murugan and his friend Prabhu under the guise of taking her to school. They provided her with the pills during the journey. She fell unconscious shortly afterwards, and despite Murugan’s attempt to rush her to a government hospital, she passed away.

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