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| Diana Lopez and her children |
Diana had been a healthy young woman and had not suffered any complications in her pregnancies with Frankie and Fabian.
Diana‘s husband, David Enriquez, was incarcerated at the time of the fatal abortion, which might be why Diana felt that she was unable to deal with the birth of another child.
Dr. Mark Maltzer, who performed the abortion, neither accompanied his patient to the hospital nor spoke to the physicians who were taking over her care. Those doctors performed a hysterectomy was performed and gave Diana five units of whole blood in a futile attempt to save her life. She was pronounced dead at 2:45 p.m. Mer mother and husband were notified of her death.
A review of Los Angeles County civil cases indicates that this patient was probably Kimberly Thomas, who sued on April 19, 2002, after her abortion by Joseph Marmet. Kimberly‘s suit was one of roughly 50 filed against the Los Angeles Planned Parenthood from 1983 to 2002. The medical board took no action against Marmet.
The medical board took no action against Diana‘s abortionist, Maltzer, either. However, after being pestered by prolifers the California Department of Health Services investigated the facility and cited Planned Parenthood for:
The fact that the Planned Parenthood has made "corrections" to satisfy the state does not satisfy Diana‘s family. "It was wrong. It was wrong," said Judy Lopez, Diana‘s older sister. "She was healthy. She was fine."
I also have some skepticism about how the "corrections" were made, since five years later, at another Southern California Planned Parenthood, a nurse placed laminaria in the cervix of patient Edrica Goode in spite of obvious signs of a vaginal infection. Since laminaria absorb whatever moisture is in the area so that they will expand and dilate the cervix, it's no surprise that the laminaria inserted into Edrica's cervix pulled the infection into her uterus and killed her.
The failure to assess the competency and credentials of a staff member also seems to me to be a Planned Parenthood failure of long standing and large geographic span, since in 1981 abortion patient Elise Kalat suffered a severe asthma attack after her abortion at a Massachusetts Planned Parenthood. When the medics arrived to take over Elise's care they found that nobody on site evidently knew how to perform even layman-quality CPR, much less the type of advanced CPR that would be expected of medical professionals.
Far too many other women have died from screw-ups and bad judgement at Planned Parenthood.
Alexis "Lexi" Arguello was only 18 years of age when she died from an amniotic fluid embolism in March of 2025. She had gone to the Fort Collins, Colorado Planned Parenthood for an abortion, but Planned Parenthood delayed seeking the emergency medical care that might have saved Lexie's life.
Diana‘s husband, David Enriquez, was incarcerated at the time of the fatal abortion, which might be why Diana felt that she was unable to deal with the birth of another child.
David filed suit, alleging that the abortionist‘s haste caused severe lacerations that killed his wife. The lawsuit also blames Planned Parenthood for proceeding with an abortion even though Diana's hemoglobin levels were abnormally low prior to the procedure.
The suit says that Diana‘s abortion was rushed through in only six minutes, although Planned Parenthood‘s own web site says such a procedure should take 10 to 20 minutes. The abortion was performed at 11:45 in the morning. She was noted to be bleeding heavily after the abortion, but was not transported to County Women's Hospital until 12:30, a delay of over half an hour.
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| Dr. Mark Maltzer |
Diana's autopsy says that she died from "Sequelae of hemorrhage due to traumatic anterior cervical perforation as a consequence of dilatation and evacuation due to elective termination of pregnancy at 18 weeks."
The family‘s attorney also noted that in 2000, the same Planned Parenthood rushed another woman though a similar 6-minute abortion, lacerating the patient‘s cervix, rupturing her uterus, perforating her sigmoid colon and causing the loss of 2 liters of blood. Planned Parenthood also delayed three hours before transferring the patient to a hospital. Fortunately, this patient survived her ordeal.
The family‘s attorney also noted that in 2000, the same Planned Parenthood rushed another woman though a similar 6-minute abortion, lacerating the patient‘s cervix, rupturing her uterus, perforating her sigmoid colon and causing the loss of 2 liters of blood. Planned Parenthood also delayed three hours before transferring the patient to a hospital. Fortunately, this patient survived her ordeal.
A review of Los Angeles County civil cases indicates that this patient was probably Kimberly Thomas, who sued on April 19, 2002, after her abortion by Joseph Marmet. Kimberly‘s suit was one of roughly 50 filed against the Los Angeles Planned Parenthood from 1983 to 2002. The medical board took no action against Marmet.
The medical board took no action against Diana‘s abortionist, Maltzer, either. However, after being pestered by prolifers the California Department of Health Services investigated the facility and cited Planned Parenthood for:
- Failing to institute a necessary change in medical protocol relating to the use of laminaria (used to expand the cervix) in the dilation and evacuation procedure.
- Lacking the evidence to show a completed assessment of the competency and credentials of the physician who carried out the abortion.
- Inadequately advising against a potentially dangerous second-trimester D&E procedure based on low hemoglobin levels which made Diana a high-risk patient.
- Failing to follow proper surgical abortion policy and procedure by administering Cytotec to Diana on day one of the two-day abortion procedure, when policy requires it to be administered 90 minutes before the abortion procedure.
- Having a "reproductive health specialist" rather than a physician do the informed consent on this high-risk patient.
- Failing to inform Planned Parenthood‘s governing body of any adverse outcome related to patient care within the facility.
- Failing to notify the Health Department of a patient's death within 24 hours of the occurrence.
- Keeping incomplete records describing the services provided to Diana.
The fact that the Planned Parenthood has made "corrections" to satisfy the state does not satisfy Diana‘s family. "It was wrong. It was wrong," said Judy Lopez, Diana‘s older sister. "She was healthy. She was fine."
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The failure to assess the competency and credentials of a staff member also seems to me to be a Planned Parenthood failure of long standing and large geographic span, since in 1981 abortion patient Elise Kalat suffered a severe asthma attack after her abortion at a Massachusetts Planned Parenthood. When the medics arrived to take over Elise's care they found that nobody on site evidently knew how to perform even layman-quality CPR, much less the type of advanced CPR that would be expected of medical professionals.
Far too many other women have died from screw-ups and bad judgement at Planned Parenthood.
"Luanne" had no pre-existing conditions when she went to the Planned Parenthood in Bloomington, Indiana for an abortion on November 8, 2022. Dr. Rhiannon Amodea performed a suction abortion. Something went wrong and Luanne ended up dead.
Alyona Dixon got abortion pills at a Nevada Planned Parenthood in September of 2022. Although research had shown that vaginal administration of misoprostol puts women at risk of sudden onset fatal toxic shock syndrome, Planned Parenthood instructed Alyona to take this risk. She ended up going septic and dying.
"Lucy" was 29 years old on April 5, 2022 when she went to a Planned Parenthood in Indiana to get abortion pills, which were dispensed by Dr. Amy Caldwell. Lucy died from unspecified complications later that month.
Cree Erwin-Shephard, age 24, suffered internal injuries during an abortion at Planned Parenthood in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Her mother found her cold and stiff in the guest bedroom on the 4th of July, 2016.
Tonya Reaves, age 24, left a one-year-old child motherless when she bled to death in July of 2012 after an abortion at a Chicago Planned Parenthood. Planned Parenthood staff had delayed for four hours before transporting Tonya to a properly equipped hospital.
"Ella" got abortion pills from a Planned Parenthood in 2009 or 2010. Planned Parenthood staff failed to diagnose that Ella's embryo was in her fallopian tube, not in her uterus. The tube ruptured, killing her.
Holly Patterson, age 18, died in mid-September of 2003 from sepsis caused by abortion drugs she got at a Planned Parenthood in Hayward, California. Instead of instructing Holly to place the second dose inside her cheek and letting it dissolve, as the FDA instructed, Planned Parenthood told her that she could insert it vaginally. Researchers believe that the vaginal insertion of this second drug makes otherwise healthy young women particularly vulnerable to sudden death from toxic shock syndrome.
In 2009, 17-year-old Roselle Owens died from apparent anesthesia complications after an abortion at Planned Parenthood's Margaret Sanger Center in New York. Her family said that the staff had failed to monitor her properly and delayed transport to a properly equipped hospital.
Bonnie Hunt left three children behind when she died after an abortion at an Illinois Planned Parenthood. The facility settled out-of-court with Bonnie's mother.
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Vivian Tran, age 22, and died in late December of 2003, six days into a medical abortion process started at another California Planned Parenthood. Like Holly Patterson, she had been told to use the second drug vaginally instead of placing it in her cheek in keeping with FDA recommendations.
Irene Stevenson died after an abortion at a Chicago Planned Parenthood in 2002. Planned Parenthood settled out-of-court with her bereaved husband.
Planned Parenthood doesn't seem to be upholding the standards they want everybody to believe they're upholding.
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Sources:
- "State faults clinic in death," Sacramento Bee, June 19, 2003
- "Clinic, Doctor Faulted in Abortion Death," Los Angeles Times, June 25, 2003
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