Twenty-two-year-old Liliana Cortez walked trustingly into a place called Her Medical Clinic on September 20, 1986.
She had no way of knowing that it wasn't actually a licensed clinic but had lots its license due to habitual malpractice. Maria Soto and Michelle Thames had died after abortions at there before the state finally shut the place down. Leo F. Kenneally had solved his business problem by reopening the facility as his private medical practice without changing the name. He continued to perform abortions, including one that killed a young asthmatic woman named Donna Heim on August 12, 1986.
Other than having asthma, Liliana was in good health when she went for her abortion.
During the procedure, she suffered a seizure. Rather than take action to address the emergency, Kenneally continued the abortion. There was a 40-minute delay until the paramedics arrived to transport Liliana to a hospital. She died five days later.
You can learn more about Kenneally's checkered history by reading "Doctor Tied to 2 Deaths Loses License" from the Los Angeles Times.
Watch "The Good Kind of Fake Clinic" on YouTube.
Sources:
- "Deaths of 3 Women Following Abortions Spur Clinic Probes," Los Angeles Times, February 23, 1988
- "State Panel Accuses MD of Negligence in 3 Deaths," Los Angeles Times, May 5, 1990
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