Pregnant woman rejected by 7 hospitals, dies after delivery

Pregnant woman rejected by 7 hospitals, dies after delivery

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken on Oct. 22 shows the Metropolitan Bokutoh Hospital in Tokyo's Sumida Ward which at first refused to admit a pregnant woman but later did so. The 36-year-old woman was refused admission by seven healthcare facilities including the hospital and died three days after giving birth and undergoing surgery for a brain hemorrhage at the hospital earlier this month.

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