The bill seeking to make pregnancy test a pre-requisite to cosmetic surgery is being readied for bicameral deliberation upon the opening of congressional session later this month, a lawmaker revealed Tuesday.
Caloocan Rep. Mary Mitzi Cajayon, author of the bill, said her proposal is already on the way for bicameral scrutiny after it has been approved on third and final reading by the House of Representatives.
"The bill seeks to ensure that proper medical attention is accorded to every patient undergoing a cosmetic procedure, particularly females of childbearing age, by making pregnancy testing an indispensable requisite prior to undergoing such a procedure," the young solon said.
Under the bill, she noted, cosmetic surgeon will face a criminal suit if he fails to inform the patient of the potential risk of the cosmetic procedure or of performing cosmetic surgery to any woman in her childbearing years without the required pregnancy test.
The bill provides that the pregnancy test shall be done by the cosmetic surgeon himself or any accredited medical practitioner who can testify to the veracity or authenticity of the test.
Cajayon said that cosmetic surgeries that require the administration of general anesthesia using inhalational anesthetic gases and other types of sedating drugs given intravenously or orally are considered harmful both to the pregnant woman and the unborn child.
These procedures include liposuction of the abdomen, arms, thighs, submental area, abdominoplasty, breast augmentation, mastopexy, buttocks augmentation and chemical peeling of the face and body.
Cajayon said women who are infertile or incapable of reproduction are exempted, provided such condition is supported by certified medical records.
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