Nurse Arrested By Police, Central Bengkulu Hospital Denies Any Of Its Employees Are Suppliers Of Abortion Drugs

BENGKULU - The Regional General Hospital (RSUD) of Central Bengkulu Regency has denied the link between an honorary midwife with the initials ER as a provider or supplier of abortion drugs for KD, a nurse who was arrested by the police.

General Director of Bengkulu Tengah Hospital Herry Kurniawan said that he had confirmed directly to ER regarding the problem.

"I have confirmed with ER and he has denied supplying KD with the abortion drugs," said Herry, as quoted by Antara, Saturday, April 2.

However, ER and suspect KD are friends. KD continued Herry often asked about drugs commonly used to facilitate menstruation or menstruation.

Because he did not have a suspicion of KD, ER told the patient the drugs that doctors usually give to facilitate menstruation.

"That's what the perpetrators abused," said Herry.

According to Herry, based on regulations at the Bengkulu Tengah Hospital, a midwife is not allowed to dispense medicine without a doctor's prescription.

"This will be a special concern of management and of course we will find the truth, today I have asked ER to come to my room for a more complete explanation," he also said.

KD admitted that he got the drugs from a midwife who works at the Bengkulu Tengah Hospital.

Previously, the Ivory Tiger Opsnal Team of the Bengkulu Resort Police (Polres) and members of the Tipiter unit arrested KD, a resident from Central Bengkulu Regency who sold abortion pills.

For this arrest, the Bengkulu Police confiscated evidence in the form of seven pills of the 200 mcg misprostol drug, 40 spets of the One Med brand, two Needie wings, three hansaplasts of the Ultra Fix brand.

Then two gubing, one white infusion tongs, one bottle of Pro Injection brand alcohol, one Neoroson vitamin, and one vitamin.

One family planning drug (KB) Andason brand, one bottle of Pitokin Oxitocin medicine, three white gloves, two mobile phones, one car, and Rp2.1 million in cash.

For his actions, the suspect is threatened with Article 196 juncto 197 of Law Number 36 of 2009 and Law Number 36 of 2014 concerning Health Workers with a maximum prison sentence of 15 years.