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Baby born "pregnant"

A baby in Saudi Arabia has been born with its twin fetus inside of it. Doctors are calling this a 'unique case.'

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Britain set to overtake US as world termination capital

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Tackling unwanted pregnancies at Christmas

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Down's symptoms may be treatable in the womb - health - 26 November 2008 - New Scientist

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Medically Aided Conceptions Linked to Defects

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Nurse who got impregnated by mental patient loses license

A nurse formerly employed at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health will lose her licence after she admitted to having sex with a patient while she worked there, a disciplinary panel ruled this morning.

The nurse admitted that "she sexually abused the patient by engaging in sexual intercourse... among other things" during the man's inpatient and outpatient treatment, according to an agreed statement of facts presented today at her disciplinary hearing. She was fired in 2007 when the affair came to light.

The five-member panel was required by law to revoke her licence and order a formal reprimand by the College of Nurses of Ontario. She had no previous disciplinary record.

Lawyer Kate Hughes, who represents the nurse, told the panel her client is "extremely remorseful" and intends to cooperate fully with the college. The nurse did not attend the hearing.

According to the statement, the man was admitted to CAMH in 2004 in connection to criminal charges, but found not criminally responsible on account of a mental disorder. He was discharged and treated as an outpatient in 2006, then readmitted in December of that year. The nurse was not among his primary caregivers, but participated in weekly meetings about his treatment.

In late 2005, the patient started showing romantic interest in the nurse, buying her coffee and flowers on several occasions, and later telling staff members she was his girlfriend. During that time, a manager asked the nurse if she was having difficulties with the man's "boundary issues." She said no.

The centre launched an investigation in February 2007 after the patient left the manager a voicemail message stating that he and the nurse "have been sleeping together" and "have been a couple a long time." The inquiry led to the discovery of a DVD sex video featuring the patient and the nurse.

She was fired and later admitted to unprofessional conduct.

The nurse and CAMH are also the subject of a civil law suit alleging they were negligent in their treatment of the patient. The suit was filed this summer by the patient and taken up by his family after he killed himself in July.

In the suit, he identifies himself as John and the nurse as Jane, to protect the identity of their child - she had told him she was pregnant. It is not known if she gave birth.A nurse formerly employed at the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health will lose her licence after she admitted to having sex... more