On March 14, 1989, 31-year-old Glenda Davis died in a Texas hospital from complications of an abortion performed by Robert Hanson at Aaron Family Planning three days earlier. During the abortion, Glenda had suffered a 1.5 - 2 inch long wound to her uterine artery and vein complex. After a delay, staffers finally decided to transfer Glenda to the hospital. Her husband discovered staffers attempting unsuccessfully to transfer Glenda from a wheelchair to a staffer's car. He helped them get Glenda into the car.
With the IV still in her arm, Glenda was driven to HCA Memorial Hospital. She had no blood pressure and almost no pulse upon arrival. She remained in a coma until her death.
The legalise can't disguise the anguish of Glenda's family: "Prior to the aforementioned breaches and negligence of these Defendants, Glenda H. Davis was a happy and healthy woman. ... Your minor Plaintiffs [Glenda's two children] have suffered and will continue to suffer from the great loss of the care, ...guidance, protection, ... love, affection, solace, comfort, companionship, society and assistance from their mother. Plaintiffs experienced the horror of watching the devastation of their mother's condition on a day to day basis. This horror was further complicated by their having to deal with the anguish of missing the love and attention of their mother. They were too young to understand what and why this had happened. They could only feel abandoned. ... Their family has been destroyed and the loving parent-child relationship they once had has been forever terminated."
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