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some abortion-related deaths
nicey washington, 26, died june 6, 2000,
in brooklyn, ny.
Washington went to the ambulatory surgery
center in sunset park for an abortion and
died shortly afterwards. She was rushed
to a local hospital and declared dead
about an hour later, after suffering heart
failure.
("city, state probe patient death at
abortion clinic," new york post, june 9,
2000.)
kimberly k. Neil, age unknown, died may
22, 2000, in fresno, ca.
Abortion provider kenneth wright and the
family planning associates medical group
face a malpractice lawsuit filed by neil's
family, which claims neil was not properly
treated after she went into respiratory
arrest during the may 5, 2000 abortion.
Neil slipped into a coma and died on may
22. ("fresno doctor is sued in death,"
fresno bee, august 18, 2001.)
tamika dowdy, 22, died december 2, 1998,
in brooklyn, ny.
Paramedics were called to the brooklyn
women's medical pavilion and began
performing cardiopulmonary resuscitation
on dowdy when her heart stopped after
having an abortion. She was transported
to a nearby hospital where she was
pronounced dead.
("abort-linked death turns rapper's joy
into heartbreak," new york post, december
7, 1998.)
lou anne herron, 33, died april 14, 1998,
in phoenix, az.
Abortion clinic employees told police that
herron suffered in a recovery room for
three hours after her abortion, bleeding
heavily and complaining of numbness.
Employees say abortion provider john
biskind left the clinic while herron was
still in distress. An employee called
911, but by the time help arrived, herron
had bled to death due to a perforated
uterus. In may 2001, biskind was
convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to
five years in prison in connection with
herron's death.
("bomex faces suit, family of ("bomex
faces suit, family of woman in botched
abortion cites doctor's record," arizona
republic, march 12, 1999; "abortion doctor
sentenced to five years," associated
press, may 5, 2001.)
nichole williams, 22, died april 25, 1997,
in st. Louis, mo.
Williams went to reproductive health
services in st. Louis for a
first-trimester abortion. According to
news reports, her vital signs began to
deteriorate during the abortion procedure,
and she was announced dead at
barnes-jewish hospital a short time later.
Kansas city-area abortion provider
robert crist performed williams' abortion.
Williams was crist's third patient to
die during or after an abortion-related
procedure, including 19-year old diane
boyd, who died in 1981 after reacting to a
painkiller she received after the
abortion.
("city's examiner clears doctor in
abortion death," st. Louis
post-dispatch, june 13, 1997.)
tanya williamson, 35, died september 7,
1996 in the bronx, ny.
Williamson was 13 weeks pregnant when she
had an abortion at gynecological surgical
services. She received a general
anesthetic, went into cardiac arrest, and
stopped breathing. Although a hospital
was across the street, an ambulance was
not called for at least 25 minutes.
Williamson died, leaving behind a husband
and four children. ("a woman's right, a
woman's risk," abc news 20/20, march 8,
1999; "abortion doctor tied to six
deaths," journal news, westchester county,
ny, january 31, 1999)
gracealynn t. Harris, 19, died september
16, 1997 in stanton, de.
Harris had her abortion early in the day
at the delaware women's health
organization, and by 10:00 p.M., she was
declared dead at a local hospital.
According to medical reports, harris bled
to death from a perforation of her uterus
caused by the abortion. Harris' family
filed a civil lawsuit against the abortion
clinic and mohammad imran, the doctor who
performed the abortion. In january 2002,
a jury found both the clinic and imran
responsible and awarded $2 million to
harris' 5-year-old son.
("trial under way in lawsuit filed over
abortion death," associated press, january
8, 2002; "jury awards more than $2 million
in lawsuit over abortion death,"
associated press, january 16, 2002.)
sharon hamptlon, 27, died december 13,
1996, in moreno valley, ca.
Abortion provider bruce steir pleaded
guilty to involuntary manslaughter in
hamptlon's death. Hamptlon bled to death
on the way home from the abortion
clinic.
("guilty plea entered in fatal-abortion
trial," san francisco chronicle, april 7,
2000, p. A7.)
according to the sacramento bee, "the
california medical board already knew of
five other similar surgeries mishandled by
steir that had resulted in serious
complications."
("botched abortion: an issue of medical
negligence, not politics," sacramento bee,
february 19, 1999.)
linda boom, 35, died september 22, 1995,
in milwaukee, wi.
According to press reports, boom died of
fatal heart damage after a doctor at the
sinai samaritan medical center in
milwaukee mistakenly injected chemicals
into her bloodstream rather than into her
womb in an attempted abortion. A jury
found that the doctor's negligence caused
her death.
("malpractice caused woman's death, lawyer
says," milwaukee journal sentinel, april
24, 2001; "negligence finding won't
benefit family," milwaukee journal
sentinel, may 5, 2001.)
lisa bardsley, 25, died in 1995 in
phoenix, az.
Bardsley was discharged about an hour
after her abortion, but as she and her
boyfriend were driving back to flagstaff,
she became ill and later died of massive
hemorrhaging. John biskind, who was
later convicted of manslaughter and
sentenced to five years in prison in the
abortion death of lou anne herron,
performed bardsley's abortion.
("bomex faces suit, family of woman in
botched abortion cites doctor's record,"
arizona republic, march 12, 1999;
"abortion doctor sentenced to five years,"
associated press, may 5, 2001.)
pamela colson, 30, died june 26, 1994 in
panama city, fl.
Colson was about 12 weeks pregnant when
she went to the women's medical services
in pensacola, fl. After an abortion,
colson and a friend were driving home to
port joe, fl when colson experienced
difficulty breathing. Shortly
thereafter, colson went into full cardiac
arrest. She was taken by ambulance to a
nearby hospital, where she died. A
medical examination attributed her death
to a torn uterine artery, which caused
heavy and uncontrolled bleeding.
("police investigating death of woman
after abortion," st. Petersburg times,
june 29, 1994; "abortion death spurs
activists," pittsburgh post-gazette, june
30, 1994)
magdalena ortega-rodriquez, 23, died
december 8, 1994, in san diego, ca.
Ortega-rodriquez, from tijuana, mexico,
died in a san diego-area hospital after
having an abortion at the el norte clinica
medica. Her uterus was reportedly cut
during the abortion, causing her to bleed
to death. Clinic staff called emergency
personnel when ortega-rodriquez went into
cardiac arrest.
("o.C. Doctor investigated in abortion
death," los angeles times, december 15,
1994.)
jammie garcia yanez-villegas, 15, died in
1994 in houston, tx.
According to press reports, yanez-villegas
died from an infection after an abortion
by abortion provider john coleman at the a
to z clinic in houston. Coleman, who
suffered from emphysema, died three days
after yanez-villegas. Clinic employees
reported being concerned about coleman's
ability to operate given his health
problems.
A subsequent health department inspection
revealed dirty and unsafe surgical
instruments, inadequately trained
personnel and incomplete patient records.
The state went to court to shut down the
clinic; in response, owner moche
hachamovitch voluntarily closed it.
Yanez-villegas' family later named
hachamovitch in a wrongful death suit.
("abortion centers accumulate record of 6
deaths, 28 suits," arizona republic,
january 17, 1999.)
guadalupe negron, 33, died july 9, 1993,
in new york, ny.
Abortion provider david benjamin is
currently serving a 25-year-to-life
sentence in connection with negron's
death. During her abortion, negron
suffered a three-inch rip in her uterus
and bled to death at a nearby hospital.
At the time of her death, benjamin was
facing state disciplinary charges in
connection with his treatment of other
patients.
("state's top court refuses to hear
abortion homicide case," associated press,
june 22, 2000.)
angela sanchez, 26, died january 19, 1993
in santa ana, ca.
Authorities believe a drug reaction caused
sanchez to go into a seizure and die.
Abortion clinic owner alicia ruiz hanna
said she tried to save sanchez after the
patient went into convulsions. A jury,
however, found hanna guilty of
second-degree homicide in sanchez' death
and sentenced hanna to 16 years to life in
prison. ("ex-owner sentenced for role in
death at abortion clinic, orange county
register, january 28, 1995; "clinic owner
guilty in client's death," orange county
register, december 13, 1994)
latachia veal, 17, died november 2, 1991,
in houston, tx.
Veal began bleeding after her abortion at
the west loop clinic. She was rushed by
ambulance to ben taub hospital, where she
was pronounced dead on arrival. Three
months after veal's death, officials at
ben taub hospital treated a 17-year old
girl who was hemorrhaging and in critical
condition after an abortion at the same
abortion clinic.
("death of teen after abortion leads to
probe of care at medical clinic," houston
chronicle, november 6, 1991; "secrecy
veils state probes of abortion clinics,"
houston chronicle, february 9, 1992.)
angelica duarte, 21, died october 30,
1991, in las vegas, nv.
Within hours of having an abortion at the
woman's place abortion clinic in north las
vegas, duarte was taken to the emergency
room at lake mead hospital medical center
where physicians said she had lost all but
one-tenth of her blood supply.
A hospital official said they were told
she had been bleeding for four hours
before coming to the hospital. A
hospital spokesman said duarte was
comatose and bleeding from her uterus when
she arrived at the hospital. She died
shortly thereafter.
("bleeding may have killed victim of
abortion," las vegas sun, november 2,
1991.)
angela hall, died in 1991 in birmingham,
al.
After an abortion, hall experienced a drop
in blood pressure, difficulty breathing
and excessive bleeding. Abortion clinic
staff called an ambulance to take hall to
the hospital, but abortion provider thomas
tucker cancelled the call. Hall was
eventually taken to the hospital, where
she died three days later. In december
1996, an alabama judge ordered tucker to
pay $10 million to hall's five children.
The state of alabama stripped tucker's
medical license in 1994 and mississippi
followed suit the next year after a series
of incidents involving tucker.
("alabama: abortion doc ordered to pay $10
million for wrongful death," abortion
report, december 6, 1996; "abortion doctor
loses his license," the times-picayune,
march 18, 1995)
sandra milton, 28, died april 27, 1990, in
toledo, oh.
Milton died of internal hemorrhaging from
a laceration of the uterus during an
abortion.
("demonstrators arrested at toledo
abortion protest," united press
international, may 22, 1990.)
christina goesswein, 19, died in 1990 in
new york, ny.
According to press reports, goesswein had
sponges inserted a day prior to her
abortion to dilate her cervix, but was
vomiting and experiencing severe pain.
The abortion provider, moshe hachamovitch,
opened the clinic in the middle of the
night and proceeded with the abortion;
goesswein died hours later.
A medical examiner ruled that goesswein
died from an embolism of amniotic fluid.
A lawsuit is still pending against
hachamovitch in the case, alleging he
should have recognized her symptoms and
should not have performed the abortion.
("abortion centers accumulate record of 6
deaths, 28 suits," arizona republic,
january 17, 1999.)
marla cardamore, 18, died in august 1989
in pittsburgh, pa.
Cardamore reportedly died from infection
after an abortion at the magee women's
hospital. A lawsuit filed by cardamore's
parents against the hospital was settled
in 1997.
("lawsuit over fatal abortion is settled,"
pittsburgh post-gazette, january 14,
1997.)
debra gray, 34, died in july 1989 in
suitland, md.
During her abortion at the hillview
women's medical surgical center, gray was
given the anesthetic brevital. Gray
reportedly began having problems breathing
minutes into the procedure, but abortion
provider gideon m. Kioko continued the
abortion. Gray went into full cardiac
arrest and was given cardiopulmonary
resuscitation. She was taken to a
hospital where she was declared brain dead
and removed from life support three days
later.
In september of the same year, suzanne r.
Logan, 26, was also given brevital during
an abortion at the same clinic and had a
reaction similar to gray's. Published
accounts reported that no trained
anesthesiologist was available when logan
stopped breathing, went into cardiac
arrest and, as a result, was left
completely paralyzed and unable to
speak.
Logan eventually won a multimillion-dollar
settlement in her case against the
abortion clinic but died of complications
from pneumonia three weeks later. She
remained paralyzed from the abortion
complications at the time of her death.
("suitland clinic's ex-chief turns in md.
License," washington post, december 11,
1991; "botched-abortion victim dies in
baltimore," washington times, december 2,
1992.")
erica richardson, 16, died march 2, 1989
in prince george's county, md.
Richardson died following an abortion
procedure, in which her vagina, cervix,
and uterus were punctured, causing severe
hemorrhaging and an air embolism, which
entered her heart. ("a tale of two
abortions," the louisville (ky)
courier-journal, february 24, 1991)
stacy ruckman, died 1988 in springfield,
mo.
A jury found that ruckman received an
overdose of the local anesthetic lidocaine
during an abortion and therefore awarded
her family $25 million in damages. The
abortion provider, scott r. Barrett jr.,
did not carry liability insurance, so it's
unknown if the family collected any of the
award. The state of missouri revoked
barrett's license after ruckman's death.
("drug was fatal in '88 abortion:
anesthetic also used in death last week,"
st. Louis post-dispatch, april 30, 1997)
luz maria rodriguez died in 1986 in new
york, ny.
Right before she was discharged from a
bronx clinic, rodriguez reportedly turned
blue from lack of oxygen.
Cardiopulmonary resuscitation was
performed and paramedics were called.
Rodriguez was taken by ambulance to a
local hospital, where she remained in a
coma for four days until her death.
A medical-malpractice review found that
the abortion provider had not removed all
the contents from rodriguez's womb, which
led to hemorrhaging. A $1.5 million
dollar malpractice settlement was paid to
rodriguez's daughter.
("abortion centers accumulate record of 6
deaths, 28 suits," arizona republic,
january 17, 1999.)
sylvia moore, 18, died december 31, 1986
in chicago, il.
According to press reports, moore bled to
death at a chicago-area hospital after
abortion provider arnold bickham called
her "lazy" and pushed her out of the
abortion clinic in a wheelchair when she
was unable to walk on her own. Less than
two years later, officials with the
illinois department of professional
regulation revoked bickham's license after
finding him guilty of "gross malpractice"
in moore's death. Bickham's license was
previously suspended for performing
abortions on women who were not pregnant
and sometimes not fully under anesthesia.
("charges sought against doctor in
woman's post-abortion death," chicago
tribune, march 2, 1987; "abortionist who
lost license being probed," chicago
tribune, september 9, 1989)
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i read through these and this is terrible.
One abortion Dr. Called a woman "lazy"
because she was unable to talk out of the
clinic on here own.
Reports of ambulances not being called
until 25 minutes after the patient got
ill...Reports of abortionist cancelling
calls to perimedics....
I wonder how many pregnancy related deaths
are due to the Dr. Calling them lazy and
sending them home or failing to call an
ambulance?
