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Her work has previously appeared on ET Canada, Metro and the Mail Online. </div> </div> <div class="mntl-author-tooltip__bottom"> <a href="/editorial-policy-page-5499057" rel="nocaes" class="mntl-author-tooltip__learn-more-link" >People Editorial Guidelines</a> </div> </div></div> </div> <div class="mntl-attribution__item-date">Published on February 18, 2025 10:16AM EST</div></div> </div> <ul id="social-share_1-0" class="comp social-share mntl-universal-social-share share" data-title="Woman Who Lost All 4 Limbs After Contracting Infection Following Abortion Takes Doctors to Court: 'I Was Massacred'" data-description="A woman who lost all four limbs after contracting an infection following an abortion has said 'I was massacred' as she seeks answers 14 years later in court, per reports." data-tracking-container="true"> <li class="share-item share-item-facebook"> <span 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data-sc-breakpoint="50em" data-sc-load-immediate="4" data-sc-content-positions="[1, 1250, 1550, 1950, 2350, 2750, 3150, 3550, 3950]" data-bind-scroll-on-start="true"><ul id="mntl-sc-block_1-0" class="comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html"> <li><strong>Priscilla Dray had to have all four limbs removed after contracting an infection following an abortion in July 2011, a court in France has reportedly heard</strong></li><li><strong>"I was massacred," she said, per local outlet France 3. Bordeaux publication <em>Sud Ouest</em> stated the hospital where the operation was done is being prosecuted for "unintentional injuries"</strong></li><li><strong>As her symptoms worsened, Dray had to have both legs, as well as her right forearm and her left hand amputated in August 2011</strong></li> </ul> <div id="mntl-sc-block_2-0" class="comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block"></div> <p id="mntl-sc-block_3-0" class="comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html"> A woman in France is speaking out almost 14 years after having to have all four of her limbs amputated after contracting an infection following an induced abortion. </p> <div id="mntl-sc-block_4-0" class="comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block"></div> <p id="mntl-sc-block_5-0" class="comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html"> On Monday, Feb. 17, Priscilla Dray, who was 35 at the time, appeared before Bordeaux Criminal Court alongside doctors from the Bordeaux University Hospital, where she had the operation on July 22, 2011, per local station <a href="https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/nouvelle-aquitaine/gironde/bordeaux/j-aurais-la-meme-attitude-au-proces-de-priscilla-dray-amputee-des-quatre-membres-les-medecins-rejettent-toute-responsabilite-3109240.html" data-component="link" data-source="inlineLink" data-type="externalLink" data-ordinal="1">France 3</a>. </p> <div id="mntl-sc-block_6-0" class="comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block"></div> <p id="mntl-sc-block_7-0" class="comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html"> Two days after the voluntary termination of pregnancy (VTP), the mother of three was readmitted to hospital after she fell ill. She has since had both legs, as well as her right forearm and her left hand amputated, according to the outlet, which stated her symptoms progressed and the amputation operation was done on Aug. 25, 2011. </p> <div id="mntl-sc-block_8-0" class="comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block"></div> <p id="mntl-sc-block_9-0" class="comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html"> "I was massacred," she <a href="https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/nouvelle-aquitaine/gironde/bordeaux/elle-se-retrouve-amputee-des-quatre-membres-apres-une-simple-ivg-le-chu-de-bordeaux-devant-la-justice-3108652.html" data-component="link" data-source="inlineLink" data-type="externalLink" data-ordinal="1">said in court</a>, according to the station.  </p> <div id="mntl-sc-block_10-0" class="comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block"></div> <p id="mntl-sc-block_11-0" class="comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html"> Dray, who has had both hands transplanted, insisted, "Medical errors like this must not happen again," the outlet reported. </p> <div id="mntl-sc-block_12-0" class="comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block"></div> <figure id="mntl-sc-block_13-0" class="comp mntl-sc-block people-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-image--no-theme no-theme figure-landscape figure-high-res"> <div class="figure-media"> <div class="img-placeholder" style="padding-bottom:66.6%;"> <img data-src="https://people.com/thmb/5Cgmb96M5c0m_tO9C6PGwgb2gc0=/4000x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(677x562:679x564)/hospital-road-sign-france-021825-87afcf223d344848b1808ef9629f1f9c.jpg" width="1500" height="1000" data-srcset="https://people.com/thmb/5Cgmb96M5c0m_tO9C6PGwgb2gc0=/4000x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(677x562:679x564)/hospital-road-sign-france-021825-87afcf223d344848b1808ef9629f1f9c.jpg 4000w" data-sizes="4000px" alt="Hospital road sign in France" class="lazyload mntl-image universal-image__image" data-expand="300" id=mntl-sc-block-image_1-0 data-tracking-container="true" data-img-lightbox="true" data-click-tracked="true" /> <noscript> <img src="https://people.com/thmb/5Cgmb96M5c0m_tO9C6PGwgb2gc0=/4000x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(677x562:679x564)/hospital-road-sign-france-021825-87afcf223d344848b1808ef9629f1f9c.jpg" width="1500" height="1000" class="img--noscript mntl-image universal-image__image" srcset="https://people.com/thmb/5Cgmb96M5c0m_tO9C6PGwgb2gc0=/4000x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(677x562:679x564)/hospital-road-sign-france-021825-87afcf223d344848b1808ef9629f1f9c.jpg 4000w" sizes="4000px" alt="Hospital road sign in France" /> </noscript> </div> </div> <figcaption id="mntl-figure-caption_1-0" class="comp mntl-figure-caption text-utility-100 figure-article-caption"> <span class="figure-article-caption-text">A photo of a hospital road sign in France.</span> <span class="figure-article-caption-owner"><p>ricochet64/Getty</p></span> </figcaption></figure> <p id="mntl-sc-block_14-0" class="comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html"> Per local Bordeaux newspaper <a href="https://www.sudouest.fr/justice/je-me-suis-heurtee-a-un-mur-d-indifference-amputee-des-quatre-membres-apres-une-infection-elle-attaque-le-chu-de-bordeaux-en-justice-23299789.php" data-component="link" data-source="inlineLink" data-type="externalLink" data-ordinal="1"><em>Sud Ouest</em></a>, Dray was infected with staphylococcus A. Per the <a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK441868/" data-component="link" data-source="inlineLink" data-type="externalLink" data-ordinal="2">National Institutes of Health</a> (NIH), the infection is a "gram-positive bacteria that [can] cause a wide variety of clinical diseases." </p> <div id="mntl-sc-block_15-0" class="comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block"></div> <p id="mntl-sc-block_16-0" class="comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html"> The <a href="https://www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/staph/index.html" data-component="link" data-source="inlineLink" data-type="externalLink" data-ordinal="1">Centers for Disease Control and Prevention</a> (CDC) added, "Staph can cause serious infections if it gets into the blood and can lead to sepsis or death." </p> <div id="mntl-sc-block_17-0" class="comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block"></div> <p id="mntl-sc-block_18-0" class="comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html"> <em>Sud Ouest</em> reported that the day after undergoing the abortion, Dray went to the emergency room at the hospital "suffering from fatigue and fever," but was sent home without antibiotics. The publication added that the hospital is being prosecuted for "unintentional injuries." </p> <div id="mntl-sc-block_19-0" class="comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block"></div> <p id="mntl-sc-block_20-0" class="comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html"> According to France 3, Dr. Martial D had a "brief call with the intern who performed the tests," and thought Dray's condition was "satisfactory." However, he recommended that she have the intrauterine device (IUD) that had been inserted after her operation removed before she headed home. </p> <div id="mntl-sc-block_21-0" class="comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block"></div> <p id="mntl-sc-block_22-0" class="comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html"> The defendant insisted when asked whether he would prescribe an antibiotic today, "It's hard to hear, but I would have the same attitude as 14 years ago," per the outlet. </p> <div id="mntl-sc-block_23-0" class="comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block"></div> <p id="mntl-sc-block_24-0" class="comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html"> Dray said, "It's awful. It makes my blood run cold. He shouldn't be practicing anymore." </p> <div id="mntl-sc-block_25-0" class="comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block"></div> <p id="mntl-sc-block_26-0" class="comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html"> The doctor's lawyer, Arnaud Dupin, claimed during the hearing, "We can't systematically prescribe antibiotics. For my client, in the absence of fever, pain and results on gynecological examinations, nothing suggested that there was serious sepsis." </p> <div id="mntl-sc-block_27-0" class="comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block"></div> <figure id="mntl-sc-block_28-0" class="comp mntl-sc-block people-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-image mntl-sc-block-image--no-theme no-theme figure-landscape figure-high-res"> <div class="figure-media"> <div class="img-placeholder" style="padding-bottom:66.6%;"> <img data-src="https://people.com/thmb/IVWW_4bz8zGiK0Ycx7FPRkvavuQ=/4000x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(1059x0:1061x2)/GettyImages-1022793180-b9b203f61e4c4e2da995093483afecdf.jpg" width="2121" height="1414" data-srcset="https://people.com/thmb/IVWW_4bz8zGiK0Ycx7FPRkvavuQ=/4000x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(1059x0:1061x2)/GettyImages-1022793180-b9b203f61e4c4e2da995093483afecdf.jpg 4000w" data-sizes="4000px" alt="Doctor writing on clipboard" class="lazyload mntl-image universal-image__image" data-expand="300" id=mntl-sc-block-image_2-0 data-tracking-container="true" data-img-lightbox="true" data-click-tracked="true" /> <noscript> <img src="https://people.com/thmb/IVWW_4bz8zGiK0Ycx7FPRkvavuQ=/4000x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(1059x0:1061x2)/GettyImages-1022793180-b9b203f61e4c4e2da995093483afecdf.jpg" width="2121" height="1414" class="img--noscript mntl-image universal-image__image" srcset="https://people.com/thmb/IVWW_4bz8zGiK0Ycx7FPRkvavuQ=/4000x0/filters:no_upscale():max_bytes(150000):strip_icc():focal(1059x0:1061x2)/GettyImages-1022793180-b9b203f61e4c4e2da995093483afecdf.jpg 4000w" sizes="4000px" alt="Doctor writing on clipboard" /> </noscript> </div> </div> <figcaption id="mntl-figure-caption_2-0" class="comp mntl-figure-caption text-utility-100 figure-article-caption"> <span class="figure-article-caption-text">A stock photo of a doctor.</span> <span class="figure-article-caption-owner"><p>RunPhoto/Getty Images</p></span> </figcaption></figure> <p id="mntl-sc-block_29-0" class="comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html"> <strong>Never miss a story — sign up for<a href="https://people.com/people-news-daily-newsletter-sign-up-8692701" data-component="link" data-source="inlineLink" data-type="internalLink" data-ordinal="1"> PEOPLE's free daily newsletter</a> to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.</strong> </p> <div id="mntl-sc-block_30-0" class="comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block"></div> <p id="mntl-sc-block_31-0" class="comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html"> In court, Dray recalled that on July 24 — two days after her operation — that her "legs felt like pieces of wood." Her doctor in Cap Ferret, France was thought to have recommended antibiotics in a letter sent to the hospital's emergency room doctors. However, it took nearly five hours for her to be given the medication, per the outlet, despite her being admitted to the gynecological emergency room at 12 p.m. local time that day. </p> <div id="mntl-sc-block_32-0" class="comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block"></div> <p id="mntl-sc-block_33-0" class="comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html"> "They didn't believe me, I had to beg. They took me for a bourgeois woman who was putting on a show," Dray told the judges, per the outlet. </p> <div id="mntl-sc-block_34-0" class="comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block"></div> <p id="mntl-sc-block_35-0" class="comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html"> She claimed that test results indicated a sign of infection, but senior colleague Doctor François V. reportedly hadn't looked at a letter sent by Dray's doctor, per the station. </p> <div id="mntl-sc-block_36-0" class="comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block"></div> <p id="mntl-sc-block_37-0" class="comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html"> "I don't know why the intern didn't tell me anything," he said in court of the intern who admitted Dray on July 24. </p> <div id="mntl-sc-block_38-0" class="comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block"></div> <p id="mntl-sc-block_39-0" class="comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html"> "How the emergency room works is not up to my client. If you can't trust your intern, then the hospital is malfunctioning," his lawyer, Master Bernard Benaïem, added, per the outlet. </p> <div id="mntl-sc-block_40-0" class="comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block"></div> <p id="mntl-sc-block_41-0" class="comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html"> Per the station, Dray's chances of survival on the night of July 24 were estimated at 5 percent as her health continued to deteriorate, before she underwent the amputations just over a month later. </p> <div id="mntl-sc-block_42-0" class="comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block"></div> <p id="mntl-sc-block_43-0" class="comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html"> "I trusted and this is the state they put me in," Dray said in a February 2021 <em>Zone Interdite</em> documentary interview, France 3 reported. </p> <div id="mntl-sc-block_44-0" class="comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-adslot mntl-block"></div> <p id="mntl-sc-block_45-0" class="comp mntl-sc-block mntl-sc-block-html"> The 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