At a time when the Irish Government is contemplating the
introduction of abortion, following intense international from the abortion
lobby, Christian Newswire in the United States report the death of a 29-year
old woman on Thursday Feb 7th as a result of fatal complications
suffered during a late term abortion carried out at 33 weeks. Needless to say
this abortion related death will not be reported by the Irish media, such deaths
are rarely covered by mainstream media. A report on the case can be accessed on the following Operation Rescue link.
The woman, who underwent a third trimester abortion, arrived
at a Maryland clinic operated by LeRoy Carhart on Sunday and was seen by
pro-life activists every day through Wednesday. Witnesses said she appeared
"pale and weak."
Early Thursday morning, the woman began suffering chest pain
and other discomforts. Her attempts to reach the abortionist were unsuccessful.
The woman was taken by her family from her hotel to a nearby hospital emergency
room at approximately 5:00 a.m. Efforts by hospital staff to contact the
abortionist or get informational assistance from the abortion clinic were
unsuccessful.
The patient suffered massive internal bleeding into her
abdominal cavity. She slipped into a Code Blue condition approximately six
times before finally succumbing to her injuries at around 9:30 a.m. The case
has been placed with the Medical Examiner for further investigation.
This tragic incident ironically occurred the same day that
another medical emergency took place at a New Mexico abortion clinic involving
long-time Carhart associate Shelley Sella. At the time of that incident, a
politically motivated Medical Board in New Mexico was voting to clear Sella of
negligence charges, related to a botched third trimester abortion using the
same risky late-term abortion method employed by Carhart. This dangerous
out-patient abortion process includes long periods of time where the patient is
unmonitored while taking strong doses of a drug that causes unpredictable and
sometimes violent contractions.
"The avoidable death of this young woman dramatically
illustrates the dangers of third trimester abortions that are done outside of
the safety of obstetrical standards," said Troy Newman, President of
Operation Rescue and Pro-life Nation. "In 2005, Carhart was also involved
in the death of Christin Gilbert, who died after a third trimester abortion in
Wichita, Kansas. It is time for medical boards to put an end to these
horrifically dangerous and barbaric third trimester abortions. If they do not,
we can only expect Carhart and his associates to send more women to the morgue."
