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The Facts About The Case Of Ces Attended Superclinics Where She Was Looked At By Dr Nafte

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The Facts The facts of this case are fairly simple. On the 27th of November 1986, the first appellant, CES attended Superclinics where she was looked at by Dr Nafte, the second respondent. CES was a young woman, only 21 years old, who was studying photography full-time. CES did not have vast financial resources as she could only work part-time. When CES began her first consultation with Dr Nafte she claimed that she had missed her period and was worried that she might be pregnant. She claimed that, if it was found that she was pregnant, she would immediately seek to have her pregnancy ended by way of an abortion. According to CES, and disputed by Dr Nafte, Dr Nafte sent CES home and told her to return if she did not get her period within the next week. As she did not get her period, she once again returned to Superclinics and was seen to by Dr Nafte. Again she stated that, if it was found that she was pregnant, she would immediately seek a termination. Dr Nafte took a blood test in order to determine whether or not CES was truly pregnant. The blood was sent to Omniman Pathology Services and a result was returned to Superclinics a day later. CES claimed that she was then told that her blood test came back negative and that, when in fact she was pregnant, that she was not pregnant. Shortly thereafter, CES returned to the clinic for the third time as she still had not received her period and was worried that she was pregnant. She again stated, to Dr Nafte, that if she

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