A High Court dismisses a medical negligence claim brought by a woman from South Africa’s Eastern Cape against a doctor. The woman alleges that complications following an abortion left her permanently sterile and seeks liability for the harm she claims to have suffered. The court rules that she fails to prove the doctor’s liability. In dismissing the case, the court indicates that the evidence presented does not meet the standard required to establish that the doctor is responsible for the alleged outcome. The reporting also frames the matter as a dispute over whether the abortion and subsequent complications resulted in lasting infertility, and whether the doctor’s conduct can be legally attributed to that result. As a result, the lawsuit does not proceed in the form requested by the claimant, and the doctor is not found liable on the basis of the claim as presented. The decision reflects the court’s assessment of the evidence rather than a confirmation of the underlying medical allegations.