Girl who was forced to sell her eggs threatens suicide

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In June, police arrested the mother and stepfather of the victim for taking her to private fertility centres to sell her oocytes.

A 16-year-old girl in Tamil Nadu’s Erode district, who was forced to sell her eggs to private fertility hospitals by her mother and stepfather, threatened suicide inside a government-run children’s home, police said on Saturday.

According to local authorities, the girl wanted to return home to her relatives, but her request was rejected as the investigation into the case is underway. However, police have dismissed the report of her consuming cleaning liquid.

“She just scared everyone by saying that she drank Lysol. We found out she hadn’t consumed anything because she was taken to the hospital immediately. Still, we kept her for observation,” a senior police officer investigating the case in Erode said.

The incident happened last week, and the child is now undergoing counselling. “She said she wanted to either go to her grandmother or to her aunt and uncle. They come and visit her, but they also have children so they don’t want to take her,” the officer said. [Read More]