False. The statement includes subjective judgments, particularly concerning the doctor's awareness and the assertion that the doctor should be found guilty of murder. While it presents some facts about the situation, the conclusion about guilt involves a moral or legal interpretation that is not objective. An objective statement would strictly present facts without inferences or personal opinions.
True or false: the following is an objective statement.
Mrs Babay claims that her doctor was aware of her child’s heart deformity as of performing the 3-month ultrasound scan. However, as attested to by no less than five medical practitioners and technicians, such a deformity can only be detected during a 4D scan, which Mrs Babay did not undergo. However, it is prescribed by the Medical Code of Conduct that all pregnant women be referred for a 4D scan in the sixth month of pregnancy, which the doctor did not do. The child had to undergo years of painful surgeries, saddling Mrs Babay with hundreds of thousands of Rands of debt, before dying an excruciating death due to suffocation. The doctor should be found guilty of murder.
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