{"id":16182,"date":"2014-02-08T09:27:55","date_gmt":"2014-02-08T14:27:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/kathyschiffer\/?p=16182"},"modified":"2016-09-30T15:53:38","modified_gmt":"2016-09-30T20:53:38","slug":"planned-parenthood-to-pay-2-million-for-death-in-botched-second-trimester-abortion","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/kathyschiffer\/2014\/02\/planned-parenthood-to-pay-2-million-for-death-in-botched-second-trimester-abortion\/","title":{"rendered":"Planned Parenthood to Pay $2 Million for Death in Botched Second-Trimester Abortion"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/head><body><p><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/148\/2014\/02\/Planned-Parenthood-logo.jpg\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-16183\" title=\"Planned Parenthood logo\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/148\/2014\/02\/Planned-Parenthood-logo-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\"><\/a><strong>A $2 million settlement has been reached<\/strong> in the death of a young woman who obtained a second-trimester abortion at a Planned Parenthood clinic in downtown Chicago. \u00a0Besides Planned Parenthood, also included in the settlement agreement are Northwest Memorial Hospital and the Northwest Medical Faculty Foundation.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Tonya Reaves was in the second trimester of pregnancy<\/strong> when she sought an abortion at Planned Parenthood\u2019s Loop Health Center, in downtown Chicago in 2012. \u00a0Late-term abortionist Mandy Gittler botched the D&amp;E abortion, causing three major medical problems which resulted in the 24-year-old woman\u2019s death:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Pieces of placenta were still attached to the inside of her womb even after a second abortion done by Northwestern Memorial Hospital to remove fetal remains left by Planned Parenthood.<\/li>\n<li>She suffered a 3\/16 inch uterine perforation near forcep impression marks. \u00a0D&amp;E abortions involve dismembering the baby in the womb and removing the pieces with forceps.<\/li>\n<li>She suffered an \u201cextensive\u201d perforation of her broad uterine ligament with a possible severing of her left uterine artery as a result of her abortion. \u00a0This accounted for the internal bleeding that was discovered only too late by the hospital trauma team.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<figure id=\"attachment_16187\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-16187\" style=\"width: 187px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/148\/2014\/02\/Tonya-Reaves1.jpg\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-16187\" title=\"Tonya Reaves\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.patheos.com\/blogs\/sites\/148\/2014\/02\/Tonya-Reaves1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"187\" height=\"236\"><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-16187\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tonya Reaves<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>The injuries sustained by Reaves<\/strong> during the botched abortion were, according to Operation Rescue president Troy Newman, survivable had she received immediate emergency care. \u00a0Instead, the Planned Parenthood clinic waited five hours to transport her to the hospital. \u00a0Additionally, they failed to report the incomplete abortion and uterine perforation\u2013leaving the trauma team to solve the puzzle of her injuries while her life ebbed away.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reaves left behind a one-year-old son,<\/strong> Alvin Jones III. \u00a0Payouts of the $2 million will not begin until 2029, when the son turns 18.<\/p>\n<p>Walter Hoye, a pro-life leader who has closely followed the case, said, <em>\u201cIn my opinion, Planned Parenthood is guilty of criminal negligence, depraved indifference, and gross medical incompetence. \u00a0Now that the case is settled, we will never know how a jury would have reacted.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lifenews.com\/2014\/02\/07\/planned-parenthood-pays-2-million-settlement-after-killing-black-teen-in-abortion\/\" target=\"_blank\" class=\" decorated-link\" rel=\"nofollow\">LifeNews<\/a> <\/strong>has more details on the case.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A $2 million settlement has been reached in the death of a young woman who obtained a second-trimester abortion at a Planned Parenthood clinic in downtown Chicago. \u00a0Besides Planned Parenthood, also included in the settlement agreement are Northwest Memorial Hospital and the Northwest Medical Faculty Foundation. 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