一名新加坡妇女的家庭因她的植物状态而起诉南韩医院, A Singaporean woman's family sues South Korean hospital for her vegetative state, facing a lengthy legal process.

新加坡女性唐明燕(Tong Ming Yan)在南韩的胃透镜检查期间心跳停止, A Singaporean woman, Tong Ming Yan, is in a vegetative state after suffering a cardiac arrest during a gastroscopy in South Korea. 她的丈夫正在以医疗疏忽为由向医院提起诉讼,但由于在韩国获得独立医疗评估的过程漫长,诉讼被推迟。 Her husband is suing the hospital for medical negligence, but the lawsuit is delayed due to the lengthy process of obtaining independent medical assessments in South Korea. 该国医疗纠纷案件的平均持续时间为25个月。 The average medical dispute case in the country lasts 25 months. Tong的家人,包括她的丈夫和子女,曾计划返回新加坡,但现在正在等待案件的解决。 Tong's family, including her husband and children, had planned to return to Singapore but are now waiting for the case's resolution. 他们向新加坡驻首尔大使馆寻求协助。 They have sought assistance from the Singapore Embassy in Seoul.