Abortionist Sidney C. Laughlin committed illegal third-trimester abortions in the bedroom of his home, which was across the street from an elementary school, and investigators discovered the bodies of some of his victims in his garbage. He sterilized his surgical instruments in his dishwasher. Laughlin was also investigated for drug diversion and Medicaid fraud.
(Note: Third trimester abortions are legal in some states, and loopholes in the law allow them in other states.)
Police found a dismembered 16-week preborn child in the abortionist’s household trash. An autopsy noted that the right and left arm were dismembered at the shoulder, found organs, legs and feet, and a macerated and opened head containing fragments of brain tissue. The medical examiner also noted other embryonic tissues, blood-stained pads, rubber gloves, and an empty syringe in bags collected by the police. A nurse who claimed to have assisted in several abortions in his home said Laughlin sterilized abortion instruments in his dishwasher. The nurse said she quit assisting in these abortions after she observed Laughlin aborting a 28-week old fetus, 4 weeks past the 24-week legal limit. She also said Laughlin owed her $3,000 in back wages. Equipment found in Laughlin’s home included a suction machine, medications, and an exam table. A former employee also allegedly said she is now embarrassed to have worked for Laughlin, and that “He laughed about dismembering babies.” Laughlin denied disposing of the preborn child found in his household trash, saying “I’ve always disposed of them through a medical [waste company].” Laughlin also denied that it would be improper or illegal to perform abortions in his house, because a law restricting second-trimester abortions to hospitals had been found unconstitutional by the state attorney general in 1984, so no law could prevent abortions from being committed in a home.
References: Bobby Trammell and Nolan Clay. “Doctor Investigated in Abortion Allegations.” The Sunday Oklahoman, July 5, 1992, pages 2-A and 8-A; Christina Dunigan. “Back Alley Butchers vs Main Street Maimers.” Dateline, September 1, 2000.
Credit; Abortionviolence.com
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