Following the “horrific and agonising” death of a Scottish woman in Turkey, MPs have heard a call for a health tourism advertising ban.
Shannon Bowe, 28, travelled from her home in Falkirk to Turkey in April 2023, and tragically passed away after going through gastric band surgery.
Foreign Minister Leo Docherty told the Commons that 28 British nationals have died since 2019 after having elective medical procedures abroad.
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SNP MP John McNally (Falkirk) said that “far too many people have died”. He said: “Many gruesome deaths have occurred following cosmetic surgery in Turkey, including my own constituent, 28-year-old Shannon, whose family witnessed the most agonising, horrific death as Shannon lay on a table for some nine hours convulsing.
“Not once, as far as I’m…
