French work on resuming full ultrasound service
This article was originally published in Clinica
Executive Summary
The last couple of weeks have seen a flurry of legislative activity on the French draft ruling on diagnosing handicap in the unborn child, known as the Perruche case. This issue is being dealt with urgently, since until the government establishes a legal basis that does not leave ultrasound technicians vulnerable to being sued for failing to diagnose abnormalities, normal ultrasound services are threatened (see Clinica No 990, p 3 and No 992, p3 and No 993, p 4).