Category: Provider Hall of Shame

Mark Crutcher, head of Life Dynamics, cites the following case in his book Lime 5:

“A female abortionist (a member of the NAF and director of a Planned Parenthood facility) seems to enjoy seeing abortion patients suffer. According to a suit filed against her, after telling a patient to “drop your pants and get up on the table,” she performed an abortion without anesthesia. When the patient screamed in pain, the abortionist told her to shut up or they would gag her and have her “put in a psycho ward.” She then had a nurse hold her hand over the patient’s mouth. After the ordeal, the abortionist said, “Here are your pants, put them on and get out of here. This will make you think twice before having sex without contraception.” The patient said she saw at least one other woman who was hysterical in the recovery room, crawling on her hands and knees and screaming uncontrollably.”

Hennepin County (MN) district Court Case file no.89-15330

Mark Crutcher  “Lime 5: Exploited by Choice ” (Denton, Texas: Life Dynamics Incorporated, 1996)

There are many other horror stories about abortionists and clinics here.

Women’s Medical Services in Muskegon, Michigan was closed in December of 2012 when fire marshals found horrible conditions there. The report, which can be read here.  found 11 violations including “unsterilised medical equipment”, “combustible materials stored near ignition sources” and “hazardous materials not stored in cabinets.”

Here are some pictures of the clinic:

Remember, this clinic was doing SURGERY. Women were exposed to these filthy conditions.

Still think clinics don’t need to be licensed, regulated, or inspected? Still think there is no need for laws saying that they must meet the minimum requirements for other surgical facilities?

See more about bad conditions in this clinic and others at Operation Rescue.

Read about more bad conditions in clinics here. 

Read about clinic regulations and pro-choice opposition 

Read quotes about abortion’s dangers

In a June 6-8 inspection 2011, The Illinois Department of public health suspended the license of the abortion clinic in Rockford, Northern Illinois Women’s Center. They found:

“The facility did not ensure the presence of a registered nurse in the operating room during all invasive and operative procedures.

The facility did not ensure the presence of a registered nurse to direct and supervise the nursing personnel and the nursing care of patients.

The facility did not ensure that either of the two physicians on staff have and maintain surgical practice privileges with an Illinois-licensed hospital.

The facility did not have a written agreement with a laboratory that possesses a valid clinical laboratory improvement amendment certificate to perform any lab work that is not performed at the facility.”

All these deficiencies could compromise patient care. Without admitting privileges, it is more difficult to have a patient transferred to the ER if there is a problem. Without an agreement with a laboratory, abortion remains cannot be properly examined after they are removed from the woman’s body. Failure to have a pathologist inspect the remains would keep the clinic from knowing whether or not the entire baby and placenta were removed. Any parts left behind could cause a serious infection. Also, examining the abortion remains is the only way to screen for eptopic pregnancy, which if left untreated undetected, can cause fatal bleeding.

“According to the notice, the department “found conditions at (the Northern Illinois Women’s Center) that are directly threatening to the public interest, health, safety and welfare requiring immediate, emergency action.”

Corina Curry “Rockford abortion clinic’s license suspended indefinitely” Rockford Register Star, September 30, 2011

The problems found in the Rockford abortion clinic were extremely minor compared to some of the horrible conditions found in other clinics. Read about some of these clinics here, as well as efforts from pro-choice groups to regulate and inspect abortion clinics

After one abortion clinic was closed permanently in June and serious health violations were found in several others, the Alabama Bureau of Health Provider Standards has proposed new regulations governing abortion clinics.

One clinic, New Woman All Women Health Care in Birmingham, agreed to go on probation in November after “inspectors found patients weren’t given preoperative medication on time, the clinic hadn’t verified whether pregnancy tests and ultrasound tests were conducted and, in the most serious violation, the clinic’s administrator had ordered and diverted narcotics such as hydrocodone for her own use,” according to the News.

Pro-Life News in Brief. National Right to Life News December 1, 2006

Planned Parenthood and other pro-choice groups vehemently oppose any regulation of clinics, claiming such regulations would drive abortion clinics out of business. Meanwhile, many abortion clinics are dangerous and have injured and even killed women.

Former clinic worker Luhra Tivis, who worked with Dr. Tiller, describes what happened when she attended a pro-life demonstration and blockade of an abortion clinic (a “Rescue”) at the clinic of a certain abortionist:

“I agreed with Rescue’s nonviolent tactics and participated in a Rescue on July 19, 1993, with the Lambs of Christ, in Oklahoma City. The focus of our action, Mr. Patel, had become infamous in 1992 for dumping the bodies of dead children in a field near Shawnee, Oklahoma. A month or two before our Rescue, however, Patel had outdone himself. He had been arrested for sexually molesting a woman as she came out from under the anesthesia after an abortion. His medical license had not been suspended, however. As we knelt down in position for a rescue, a large “pro-choice” crowd jammed the sidelines, vociferously advocating the right of Mr. Patel to do business as he saw fit – whether it was killing babies. Or, I suppose, molesting women. They call that support for women’s rights!”

Luhra Tivis “Where is the real violence?” Celebrate life, September – October 1994, 31 – 33

In Pennsylvania, Allentown medical services, an abortion clinic, the Department of Health found the following:

• Procedure Room 1 – metal vaginal speculums, and metal extenders, both used on patients in abortions, were not wrapped to maintain sterility.
• Procedure Room 1 – a vial of Naloxone HCl 1 ml. had expired.
• Procedure Room 1 – patient care items were stored directly on the floor.
• Procedure Room 2 – a sterile wrapped packet, which contained nine dilators for patient use, had two holes in the wrapping.
• Procedure Room 2 – two Clonidine 0.1 mg. tablets had expired.
• Procedure Room 2 – surgical instruments, considered ready for patient use, had an accumulation of brown debris in the hinge areas and brown staining on the inside of the packages.
• Procedure Room 2 – sterile packages of surgical instruments had expired.
• Procedure Room 2 – metal vaginal speculums, considered ready for patient use, were stored, unwrapped, in drawers containing dust, dirt, debris, and hair.
• Recovery Area – the pillows, blankets and heating pad covers used by patients were taken home and cleaned by staff “every once in a while.”
• Laboratory Room – patient care items were stored directly on the floor.
• Scrub Room – a freezer was splattered and smeared with blood; a thick layer of blood was on the bottom of the freezer.
• Scrub Room – surgical instruments, considered sterile, had parts protruding their wrapping, and were stored in a suitcase with a musty odor.

Andy Hoover, legislative director of the ACLU of Pennsylvania, opposes clinic regulations: he says that the regulations will “cost abortion providers hundreds of thousands of dollars in building renovations and staff increases.”

http://www.lifenews.com/2011/07/14/abortion-backers-oppose-health-regs-despite-clinic-violations/

“Abortion Backers Oppose Health Regs Despite Clinic Violations” by Paul Pauker 7/14/11

“Luhra Tivis was disturbed at events at Dr. Tiller’s clinic. “When I went to the leaders in NOW in Wichita, and told them what was going on, they said, we agree with you, but we can’t rock the boat.” She says that a woman from the local chapter of NOW wrote a piece for the newsletter criticizing Tiller, but they pulled it. They said they were not going to rock the boat. NOW is not normally known for being reticent about rocking the boat where women’s welfare is concerned.”

Rachel M MacNair, PhD. Achieving Peace in the Abortion War (New York: iUniverse, 2009) 114