DEACON FOR LIFE

Were there to be no support in the whole history of ethical and moral thought, were there no acknowledged confirmation from medical science, were the history of legal opinion to the contrary, we would still have to conclude on the basis of God's Holy Word that the unborn child is a person in the sight of God. He is protected by the sanctity of life graciously given to each individual by the Creator, Who alone places His image upon man and grants them any right to life which they have.

Monday, October 22, 2007

NEWS ALERT FROM OPERATION RESCUE

Massachusetts Abortion Death Case Slowly Progressing

Hyannis, MA - October 22, 2007 - The abortion death of Laura Hope Smith has finally been reported Sunday - five weeks late - in a secular newspaper, The Cape Cod Times. The story of this tragic abortion death was also reported last week in the National Catholic Register.

Laura's mother, Eileen Smith, has been working tirelessly to see to it that her daughter's death is not "swept under the rug," and that those responsible for it are brought to justice.

Smith's attorney filed a Complaint for Discovery on October 4, for information from the Medical Examiner's office, the hospital, the abortion clinic, and abortionist Rapin Osathanondh, who committed Laura's abortion on September 13, in the 13th week of her pregnancy.

Next week, Smith is expected to file for administrative control over Laura's estate so she can have access to her daughter's medical records.

Because of pressure brought by Operation Rescue, District Attorney Michael D. O'Keefe met with Mrs. Smith on Oct. 11, about the possibility of criminal charges against Osathanondh. However, she was informed that no case against the abortionist can go forward without Laura's autopsy report, which is due to be released within the next several days.

Smith also told Operation Rescue that she filed her own complaint with the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine last week asking for an investigation and discipline of Osathanondh for his part in her daughter's death. A private citizen filed a previous complaint with the Board just days after the fatal abortion.

Earlier this month, Mrs. Smith granted an interview to a major film company and flew to New York to tape the segment about Laura's tragedy. No release date for the interview has been set.

"We await Laura's autopsy report with great anticipation, and pray that the Medical Examiner has the integrity to release the unvarnished truth about Laura's death, instead of a whitewashed report designed to protect the abortion industry, as we have seen done in other places," said Operation Rescue President Troy Newman. "A young woman lies dead from an obviously botched abortion, yet the man responsible, Rapin Osathanondh, continues to ply his grisly trade in Hyannis. It is imperative that he be brought speedily to justice, before anyone else is injured or killed."

Read the story in The Cape Cod Times
Read the story in the National Catholic Register
Read Complaint for Discovery

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"In Cordibus Jesu et Mariae"