An investigation is under way in Australia after doctors accidentally aborted a healthy 32-week foetus in a botched procedure.
The woman, who was pregnant with twin boys, chose to have one of her twins aborted after doctors discovered he had a life-threatening congenital heart defect.
However, doctors failed to terminate the sick foetus and injected the healthy twin instead.
Tragically, the doctor's blunder meant that the woman had to undergo a three-hour emergency caesarean to deliver the sick foetus, where it was later terminated.
Calling the incident a "terrible tragedy", The Royal Women's Hospital confirmed the accident. "We are conducting a full investigation and continue to offer the family and affected staff every support."
Australian Health Minister David Davis has promised a full investigation will take place to look into how the incorrect termination had happened.
"I am very much determined to get to the bottom of what went wrong," he said.