Searches: Born alive, videos, anencephaly, and hyperemesis

Born alive from abortion: An August 2, 1981 story in the Philadelphia Inquirer said that in July of 1979, Dr. Boyd Cooper performed an abortion at 23 weeks at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. The 1 lb 2 oz infant boy gasped and tried to breathe. No efforts were made to revive the infant due to the parents' wishes and the infant's size. The baby was placed in a utility room used as an infant morgue. Cooper instructed nurse, "Leave the baby there -- it will die." The nurse testified that the baby was still gasping in the closet when she returned to work 12 hours later. Cooper then finally agreed to allow the baby to be transferred to intensive care, where he died 4 days later. Despite having left the child gasping, cold and alone, in a morgue for over twelve hours, the baby's death was ruled accidental.

On a related note is the search for babes born alive after abortion completed. There were these babies and these babies and this baby and this baby and this baby.

Ah, but Barack Obama tells us having a doctor on hand for those babies just "burdens the original decision" to do the abortion:

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rita shea: The only Rita Shea I know of died of a botched abortion arranged by her married boyfriend, a Queens patrolman.

Abortion videos: A great collection here.

Anencephaly abortion: My thoughts here.

Hyperemesis lead to abortion: First, let me say that if the searcher or somebody the searcher loves has HG and is considering an abortion, go to Ashli and ask her for help, right now! Ashli's not a doctor but she's been there, done that. She's aborted due to , and has managed to carry two babies to term despite HG. She will never, never, never abandon any woman to the anguish she herself lives with. Now, some links: It Started With an E-mail, Christa's Story, especially the way her wonderful husband stood by her when her despair was pushing her toward abortion, is very moving.

Baton Rough abortion services: Well, one example would be Delta Women's Services of Baton Rough, the mill where Ingar Weber and Sheila Hebert died. It was a petty seedy place.

I'm not sure if this facility is in Baton Rouge, but the lawsuit was filed in Baton Rouge Parish: Gwendolyn J. sued, saying she had sought services of Dr. D'Orsay Bryant and staff of Acadian Women's Clinic April 1, 1994, regarding her 8-week pregnancy. Gwendolyn "was encouraged to have the abortion by [Bryant and/or staff], and was told that there would be no complications and that the procedure would be over before she knew it." Gwendolyn was not given a copy of any consent form she might have signed, and was not informed of her actual gestational age, "anatomical and physiological development of the unborn child at the time the abortion was scheduled," the type of abortion and risks, or resources available to her in the community should she elect not to abort, including options of adoption. " Gwendolyn would not have consented to abortion if given full information," her attorney said. "Before, during and after the abortion [Gwendolyn] was extremely distraught, cried uncontrollably, and was left alone.... The only time she was not left alone was when Dr. Bryant came into the room to give her an injection and to actually operate the suction machine." Gwendolyn "was not properly anesthetized or given a proper sedative prior to the abortion, experienced extreme pain and suffering during the procedure, and was left to her own devices after the procedure, at which time she was handed two paper towels and instructed to clean herself up." On May 13, Gwendolyn's period began, with profuse bleeding, passing very large clots, severe cramps, and fever, which lasted for 2.5 weeks. She notified Bryant, "who advised her that her problem was not serious." She consulted a specialist, and was diagnosed with an incomplete abortion. A D&C was performed. She suffered internal scarring. Gwendolyn has required ongoing psychological counseling at substantial expense; lost wages; weight loss; numbness and difficulty walking. (West Baton Rouge Parish 18th Judicial District Court)

Bisal Bisca: "Emily" has a suction abortion by Basil Bisca on September 24, 1983. The lab report indicated that "only a few fetal tissue were seen which was a direct indication that it was very likely that the pregnancy was not interrupted during the abortion procedure." Emily's pregnancy continued, and she gave birth to a full term infant on April 29, 1984. (Franklin County Court of Common Pleas Case No. 84CV-11-6384)

Post-abortion embolism: I have fatal cases here.

Trisomy 18: I blogged about it here.

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