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Human foetuses found in forest

July 25 2012 at 12:12am

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Moscow - Villagers in Russia's south Urals region have stumbled upon a gruesome discovery - four barrels left in a forest containing 248 human foetuses, prompting an official probe, officials said on Tuesday.

Police in the Sverdlovsk region said the foetuses, preserved in formaldehyde, were kept in barrels with tags marked with surnames and numbers.

The foetuses were found a few kilometres away from a highway linking the region's capital, Yekaterinburg, with another big city, Nizhny Tagil. Police believe that they may have come from four local hospitals and have started an investigation.

The foetuses have been placed in a local morgue.

The Health Ministry said it had ordered a check of local hospitals to prevent such incidents occurring again.

“The rude violation of medical ethics causes indignation,” the ministry said in a statement. “It's inadmissible from both the moral and legal viewpoint.”

The Russian Orthodox Church used the incident to emphasise its opposition to abortions. Spokesperson Vladimir Legoida said in a statement that it “highlighted the degradation of our society”. - Sapa-AP


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