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    Pregnant Woman Denied Ride to Hospital Compensated With 10 Yuan Voucher

    Dec 06, 2019

    A driver for the Chinese ride-hailing platform Didi Chuxing refused to take a very pregnant passenger to the hospital because she feared being held responsible for any complications that might have arisen en route, Sixth Tone’s sister publication The Paper reported Thursday.

    The incident happened Dec. 2 in eastern China’s Zhejiang province, according to the would-be passenger’s post on microblogging platform Weibo. The woman said she had begged the driver to take her to the hospital, a trip of around 30 minutes. But the driver allegedly refused because she didn’t want a pregnant woman giving birth in her car.

    The expectant mother ended up driving herself to the hospital, where she gave birth to a healthy baby that afternoon, according to her post. She said Didi contacted her following the incident, vowing to “handle the driver’s attitude” and offering a coupon for 10 yuan ($1.40) off her next ride.

    “What should I do with this 10 yuan coupon? Let one of your drivers refuse to take me again?” the woman wrote, adding that she hopes to receive an apology from the driver and a “reasonable explanation” from Didi. (Image: VCG)