Baby's parents must agree to treatment

A Beijing hospital that is offering medical treatment to a baby girl abandoned by her parents because she suffered life-threatening birth defects said yesterday that her parents' agreement is crucial for surgery.

The girl, who suffers from a congenital defect that blocks the anus, along with other illnesses, has been taken to Beijing United Family Hospital for medical treatment.

However, surgery cannot be done without agreement from the parents, a press official from the hospital told China Daily yesterday.