Chloe went to Sharpe's clinic, Sharpe Family Planning in Detroit for an abortion on January 11, 2008. Sharpe performed an ultrasound and determined a gestational age of 15 weeks and 2 days.
To sedate Chloe for the abortion, Sharpe administered 5 mg of Midazolam and 10 mg of Nubain intravenously at 11:25 am. He also numbed Chloe's cervix with lidocaine. He then started the abortion.
Shortly after Sharpe started, Chloe started having a seizure. To his credit, Sharpe stopped the procedure. Chloe started showing signs of respiratory arrest. Again, I do have to give Sharpe credit for calling 911 rather than delaying.
However, Sharpe's appropriate actions did not spill over into other areas of his care of Chloe. When interviewed by the medical board on August 28, 2014 -- more than 6 years after Chole's death -- Sharpe admitted that during the abortion he had perforated Chloe's uterus, causing internal bleeding. He also failed to properly resuscitate Chloe while waiting for EMS to arrive. When they did arrive, Sharpe only provided them with scanty and incomplete information, which would hinder emergency physicians seeking to provide appropriate care.
The medics took Chloe to St. Joseph's Hospital and Medical Center. She went into cardiac arrest during the ride, but the medics were able to resuscitate her. However, the damage had been done. Chloe died on January 19. An autopsy found her cause of death to be complications of uterine perforation during her safe, legal abortion.
Sources:
- Death certificate
- Michigan Medical Board Complaint No. 51-15-136490 (Patient 1, starting on page 9 of the linked document)
- Life Site News
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