【海饭专栏】中外媒体热议“产妇坠亡”事件

Chinese debate medical rights after

pregnant woman's suicide

Chinese social media users are reacting with shock and horror after a heavily pregnant woman killed herself, reportedly after her family refused to let her have a caesarean section .

待产孕妇两次请求 剖腹产 遭拒之后，跳楼身亡，网友震惊而愤怒。

Chinese law stipulates that medical staff must seek permission from family members before carrying out major surgical procedures. But social media users question why Ms Ma was not allowed to make a decision for herself.

根据法律规定 ，医疗机构施行手术，并应当 取得其家属或者关系人同意并签字 ，但社会媒体普遍更加关注为何手术的决定权掌握在他人手中。

Voices Rise for Painless Childbirth

The suicide of a pregnant woman after her plea for a C-section was rejected has sparked a public outcry across China, with people calling for the promotion of pain-free delivery options.

产妇请求剖宫产被拒后自杀，这事儿在全国范围内引起一片哗然，人们也纷纷呼吁推广 无痛分娩 。

In the United States, 85% of vaginal births are painfree, Song Xingrong, director of the anesthesia department at Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center said. In Beijing, it's less than 30% , he said.

广州市妇女儿童医疗中心麻醉科主任宋兴荣表示，在美国无痛分娩已占到85%，而在北京，这一比例还 不到30% 。