Siamese twin is doing well

London - A baby Siamese twin is doing well after a 20hour operation in Manchester to separate her from her sister, the hospital…

London - A baby Siamese twin is doing well after a 20hour operation in Manchester to separate her from her sister, the hospital said yesterday. A team of surgeons separated three-month-old Jodie and Mary in an operation that lasted almost a day. The separation, pushed through in court against the parents' wishes, meant the certain death of Mary, who had shared a heart and lungs with her sister.

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