NEW DELHI (June 21) - The 15-year-old son of two doctors performed a filmed
Caesarean section birth under his parents' watch in southern India in an apparent bid to gain a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records as the youngest surgeon.
Instead, the boy's father could be stripped of his licenses and may face criminal charges, officials said Thursday.
"We were shocked to see the recording," Prasad told The Associated Press, adding that the IMA told Murugesan that his act was an ethical and legal violation.
Murugesan, who could possibly be prevented from practicing and face criminal charges for allowing his son to perform the operation,
expressed no regret and accused the Manaparai medical association of being "jealous" of his son's achievements, Prasad added.
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He said this was not the first surgery performed by his son and that he had been training him for the last three years," said Prasad.
Murugesan told the medical association that he wanted to see his son's name in the Guinness Book of World Records.