“Evelyn” was 31 years old when she underwent a “safe and legal” suction curettage abortion at an American abortion facility. She had no idea of the negligence that was about to take her life.
Evelyn was estimated to have been only ten weeks pregnant even though her own account of her last menstrual period put her in the second trimester. The inconsistency of the size of her uterus with her own report was apparently not enough motivation for the abortion facility to give her a competent pre-op examination. Had they done this, it should have been easy to diagnose her ectopic pregnancy.
Immediately after the abortion, it also should have been possible to examine the remains and quickly tell even with the naked eye that there were no fetal body parts. The presumptive “remains”were also allegedly sent to an outside pathologist for analysis, but any attempts at warning Evelyn (if any were even made) came too late. She was dead one day later, even though by all means her ectopic pregnancy should have already been diagnosed.
Evelyn had already had one prior abortion, which may have contributed to her last pregnancy being ectopic. Many studies show that abortion increases future risk for ectopic pregnancy, and one even found that approximately half of ectopic pregnancies in the studied area may have been attributable to previous abortions. Women with undiagnosed ectopic pregnancies who undergo abortions are also more likely to die than those who don’t, which is due to persistent negligence in the abortion industry like Evelyn suffered.
The study that recorded Evelyn’s death noted that examining what had been removed after the abortion should have provided an opportunity to warn Evelyn before she even left the facility.
Fatal Ectopic Pregnancy After Legally Induced Abortion, JAMA October 10, 1989
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