The mix-up went unnoticed by the nurses, doctors, gynecologist, and anesthesiologist involved, and she was put under anesthesia that was intended for another patient - also a foreigner.
Doctors at a Prague hospital ended up conducting an abortion on a foreigner who was four-months pregnant and had gone for a regular check-up. The procedure was to be conducted on another foreigner and the doctors blamed the mix-up on "language barrier".