Columbus, OH – Documents and information provided by an abortion whistleblower indicate that botched abortions occur much more often than the public is led to believe. Transcripts provided to Operation Rescue show disturbing information about two botched abortions that took place at different abortion clinics in Columbus, Ohio, within the past month.
"It is our understanding from conversations with our confidential sources in Ohio that abortion patients in Columbus end up in the local emergency rooms with alarming frequency. Our whistleblower says that these two incidents are just the tip of the iceberg. The true number of abortion complications is hidden from the public and it now appears that complications requiring emergency hospitalization have reached epidemic proportions," said Newman.
Operation Rescue is demanding that the Medical Board of Ohio conduct inspections and close the dangerous abortion clinics in Columbus and around the state.
This is the latest of many tips that has come to Operation Rescue since it announced its Abortion Whistleblower Program.
Whistleblowers have been rocking the abortion cartel by coming forward with evidence of abortion abuses, including the following:
• Former employees of late-term abortionist LeRoy Carhart submitted affidavits detailing illegal abortions, unlicensed staff dispensing drugs and performing medical tasks for which they were not qualified, and other offenses. This launched investigations by the Nebraska Attorney General and Health Department.
• A whistleblower confirmed abortion abuses that have been occurring at Planned Parenthood of the Heartland in Iowa where dangerous abortion pills are being administered through a remote-controlled push-button scheme known as "telemed abortion." A medical board investigation is ongoing.
• Whistleblowers in California helped expose the fact that abortionist Andrew Rutland was violating the terms of his probation by doing abortions without the required supervision of another physician. He faces almost certain license revocation at a hearing scheduled for early next year.
• Operation Rescue blew the whistle on illegal late-term abortion referrals provided by abortionist Ann Kristin Neuhaus in Kansas. Neuhaus now faces disciplinary action after Kansas authorities filed an 11-count petition against her based on OR's complaint.
• Two victims of forced abortions done by Michigan abortionist Alberto Hodari came forward to tell of their horrific ordeals. Both women filed medical board complaints and one has sued. Currently, all seven of Hodari's Detroit area abortion mills are up for sale.
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Columbus, OH – Last month, as she has so many times before, a pro-life sidewalk counselor saw a young woman leaving Complete Healthcare for Women, an abortion clinic in Columbus, Ohio, after an abortion. But this time, the patient swooned, dropped to her knees, and began to vomit as she bled heavily through her clothing.
The sidewalk counselor ran to assist the 19-year old abortion patient and drove her to the local hospital where she was treated.
Medical transcripts indicated that the patient was 13 weeks pregnant at the time of her abortion. She had been "nauseated and lightheaded" while at the abortion clinic, but was discharged while still suffering these symptoms after having been at the clinic for a total of only two hours.
At the emergency room, she was treated for heavy bleeding, and given medication for her dizziness and nausea. It took emergency medical professionals six hours to stabilize her.
Transcripts show that her abortion was done by "Dr. Samuel." Abortionists known to be employed by Complete Healthcare for Women (CHW) are Milroy J. Samuel, Mervyn J. Samuel, and Michael Subit.
"Thankfully, a sidewalk counselor was present to assist this woman and get her the medical care she needed. We hesitate to think what would have happened to this abortion patient if no one had been there to help her," said Operation Rescue President Troy Newman.
A second abortion patient, also 19 years old, was also recently admitted to a Columbus hospital after suffering excessive bleeding and pelvic pain after her abortion at Capital Care Clinic in her tenth week of gestation.According to her transcripts, she suffered from a hematoma, or internal bleeding inside the tissues, and excessive clotting. Efforts by hospital staff to contact the clinic were unsuccessful.
"It is our understanding from conversations with sidewalk counselors and our confidential sources in Ohio that abortion patients in Columbus end up in the local emergency rooms with alarming frequency. Our whistleblower says that these two incidents are just the tip of the iceberg. The true number of abortion complications is hidden from the public. Abortion is not as safe as the abortionists want you to think and it now appears that complications that require emergency hospitalization have reached epidemic proportions," said Newman.
"The fact that these two incidents originated at more than one abortion mill shows that out-of control abortion complications are systemic. Oversight agencies have failed in their duty to protect the public from abortion abuses, so we are compelled to blow the whistle on them for the sake of women who have been misled about abortion and its safety. We could be looking at many more 'shop of horrors' similar to what we have seen uncovered by inspections in other states."
Even CHW's own web site indicates that medical emergencies occur as a matter of routine:
We try our very best to stay on schedule, although emergencies sometimes arise. If we are seriously delayed, we will attempt to notify you as soon as possible. Occasionally, we may call patients in the waiting room out of turn if they have an emergency. We ask for your patience if you have to wait.
Operation Rescue has encouraged the sidewalk counselor, who wishes to remain unnamed, to file complaints with the Medical Board of Ohio against the two clinics and all abortionists involved. Similar complaints filed in other states have resulted in license revocations, clinic closures, and other disciplinary action against abortionists.
"This emphasizes the need for a continuous presence of pro-life activists outside every abortion clinic across the nation," said Newman. "Not only can pro-lifers can dissuade women from abortions and save the lives of pre-born babies, but they also could witness abortion abuses that could ultimately lead to the closure of the clinic.
"Since the authorities so far have done little to protect the public from abortion abuses, it becomes the duty of the people to expose the abuses and compel the authorities to act shut down these dangerous abortion mills."
Action Needed!
Please contact the State Medical Board of Ohio and demand inspections and closures of dangerous abortion clinics in Columbus and around the state:
Richard A. Whitehouse, Executive Director
Voice: 614-728-3673
E-Mail: RICHARD.WHITEHOUSE@med.state.oh.us
