The repeatedly-postponed hearing of a doctor who is facing charges of unprofessional conduct before the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) for advising that an unborn baby is a human being ,will hopefully resume within the next three to four weeks, say Doctors For Life International (DFL) in a […]
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Two charges against pro-life doctor set aside
The Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) this week set aside two of four counts against pro-life Dr Jacques de Vos who has been unable to practice for more than two years as the council has dragged its heels over his unprofessional conduct hearing. Doctors For Life International (DFL) […]
‘We will apply for matter to be struck off roll’, say pro-life doctor’s defence
The defence team for pro-life doctor Jacques de Vos, 32 will apply for the matter to be struck permanently from the roll when his much-delayed hearing by a six-member disciplinary committee of the Health Professions Council of South Africa (HPCSA) reconvenes in Cape Town on Monday. De Vos has been […]
Defence call for charges against pro-life doctor to be dropped
The legal team for pro-life doctor Jacques De Vos, 32, have called on the Health Professions Council of SA (HPCSA) to drop unprofessional conduct charges against him ahead of his disciplinary hearing set for October 28 to 30 in Cape Town. In a letter to the HPCSA, De Wet Wepener […]
Expert witness at pro-life doctor’s disciplinary hearing will say life begins at fertilisation
A senior lecturer in anatomy and embryology who will testify at the disciplinary hearing of pro-life doctor Jacques de Vos later this month is expected to argue that life begins at fertilisation “when genetic code is set and future physical characteristics are defined with precision”. According to his expert summary, Dr […]