Tonya Reaves, age 24, was engaged to be married and had a toddler son at home when she went to Planned Parenthood at 18 S. Michigan Avenue in Chicago on Friday, July 21, 2012.
The facility advertised abortions up to 18 weeks. The procedure was initiated at 11:00 a.m. The method chosen for the abortion, D&E, is typically used for abortions between 14 and 18 weeks. It is possible that a miscalculation of the fetal age led to what happened next -- a hole poked in Tonya's uterus.
Although the injury would have happened close to 11:00 Tonya wasn't taken to Northwestern Memorial Hospital until 4:30.
Regardless of the source of the perforation, Tonya was returned to surgery, where “an uncontrollable bleed was discovered.” She was pronounced dead at 11:20 p.m. The CDC's article noted, "Deaths from hemorrhage can be eliminated by preventing uterine trauma during abortion and by rapidly diagnosing and treating hemorrhage if it occurs." Planned Parenthood, for some reason, failed to prevent the uterine trauma and failed to rapidly diagnose and treat Tonya's hemorrhage.
The Centers for Disease Control published back in 1983, "Deaths from hemorrhage associated with legal induced abortion should not occur." In every hemorrhage death they investigated, "Lack of adequate postoperative monitoring or treatment of hemorrhagic shock" was a factor. Tonya's death was no exception. Her abortion was performed at 11:00 a.m., but she remained at the facility for hours until finally an ambulance was called, taking her to the hospital at 4:30 p.m. At 5:30 p.m., doctors performed an ultrasound, followed by another D&E procedure, though it is unclear whether they were removing retained tissue or aborting a second fetus. Tonya had continued pain and bleeding, so a second ultrasound was performed, revealing a uterine perforation. It is unclear whether this was a perforation from the initial D&E at Planned Parenthood or from the follow-up at the hospital.
Tonya was rushed to Northwest Memorial Hospital in Chicago and pronounced dead at 11:20 p.m.
The Centers for Disease Control published back in 1983, "Deaths from hemorrhage associated with legal induced abortion should not occur." In every hemorrhage death they investigated, "Lack of adequate postoperative monitoring or treatment of hemorrhagic shock" was a factor. Tonya's death was no exception. Her abortion was performed at 11:00 a.m., but she remained at the facility for hours until finally an ambulance was called, taking her to the hospital at 4:30 p.m. At 5:30 p.m., doctors performed an ultrasound, followed by another D&E procedure, though it is unclear whether they were removing retained tissue or aborting a second fetus. Tonya had continued pain and bleeding, so a second ultrasound was performed, revealing a uterine perforation. It is unclear whether this was a perforation from the initial D&E at Planned Parenthood or from the follow-up at the hospital.
Tonya is just another abortion death at Planned Parenthood. The others I know of include:
Alexis "Lexie" Arguello, age 18, died February 6, 2025 after delayed care for abortion complications at Planned Parenthood in Fort Collins, Colorado
A few of Planned Parenthood's dead patients - "Luanne," age 31, died in November of 2022 from complications of a surgical abortion at a Planned Parenthood in Indiana
- Alyona Dixon, age 24, died September 28, 2022 from sepsis after a chemical abortion at Planned Parenthood in Nevada
- "Lucy," age 29, died April of 2022 from complications of medication abortion at Planned Parenthood of Georgetown, Indiana
- Cree Erwin-Sheppard, age 24, died July 4, 2016 after an abortion at Planned Parenthood in Kalamazoo, Michigan
- Tonya Reaves, age 24, died July 21, 2012 from hemorrhage after a Planned Parenthood in Chicago, Illinois, delayed care for an abortion injury
- "Ella," died c. 2010, from failure to diagnose ectopic pregnancy prior to prescribing abortion pills at an unspecified Planned Parenthood
- Roselle Owens, age 17, died September 8, 2009 when staff at Planned Parenthood of New York City failed to monitor her properly after her abortion
- Bonnie Hunt, age 44, died August 5, 2008 from complications of an abortion at Planned Parenthood in Illinois
- Edrica Goode, age 21, died February 14, 2007, from sepsis after contraindicated abortion prep at a Planned Parenthood in Riverside, California
- Hoa Thuy "Vivian" Tran, age 22, died December 29, 2003 from sepsis after chemical abortion at Planned Parenthood at Costa Mesa, California
- Holly Patterson, age 18, died September 17, 2003 from sepsis after abortion pills provided at Planned Parenthood in Riverside, California
- Irene Stevenson, age 24, died July 12, 2002 from sepsis after an abortion at a Planned Parenthood in Chicago, Illinois
- Diana Lopez, age 25, died February 28, 2002 from hemorrhage after a rushed abortion at a Planned Parenthood in Los Angeles, California
- Elise Kalat, age 22, died February 12, 1987 after botched CPR at Planned Parenthood of Central Massachusetts
The abortion giant has a lot of explaining to do.
Thanks to Operation Rescue for Tonya's autopsy report and other documentation.
Watch "Black Lives at Planned Parenthood" on YouTube.
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