Woman forced to give birth in rickshaw outside Lahore hospital

    A woman was forced to give birth in a rickshaw outside of a hospital in Lahore.

    It is alleged the woman was denied entry to Lahore’s General Hospital on Sunday night, 19 November, because the emergency ward was full.

    Local media reports state hospital authorities deny the accusations and claim the woman and child were brought into the building to receive medical attention after the mother's health deteriorated.

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