Researcher Kevin Sherlock documented the following lawsuits against a California abortionist named Dr. Edgar Guess:
Penelope S had a tubal ligation by Guess soon after he did an abortion on her. She got pregnant again two years later and sued him. She won $15,000 in an arbitration hearing in 1980.
Source: Los Angeles County Superior Court Case No. C143928
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Maria G had an abortion performed by Guess in 1977. The abortion was incomplete, and she suffered infection, internal injuries, and severe internal bleeding. She also charges that Guess and his staffers failed to give her competent follow-up care, forcing her to go elsewhere for treatment.
Source: Los Angeles County Superior Court Case No. C229343
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Maria F said that a staffer at Guess’s facility named Nolan Jones botched her abortion in 1977. She remained pregnant and had a second abortion three months later. She also said she suffered other side effects. She was awarded $12,000 by a jury in 1983.
Source: Los Angeles County Superior Court Case No. C25205
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Maria C sued Guess, who performed an abortion on her but failed to kill her baby. The child survived and was born several months later.
Source: Los Angeles County Superior Court Case No. C324302
Cited in: Kevin Sherlock The Scarlet Survey (Akron, Ohio, Brennyman Books, 1997) 38
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