15-Year-Old Detroit Girl Dies from Botched Second Trimester Abortion

LifeSite.net ^ | Thursday March 11, 2004

[nickcarraway]

DETROIT, MI, March 11, 2004 (LifeSiteNews.com) - A 15-year-old in a Detroit suburb died January 8 as a result of a second trimester abortion. News of the death has not been published anywhere except a minor mention on a local Fox station.

Dr. Leigh Hlavaty performed an autopsy on 15-year-old Tamia Russell on January 9. Dr. Hlavaty told a local registered nurse and pro-life activist who contacted LifeSiteNews.com that the girl's death was caused by "uterine infarction with sepsis due to status second trimester abortion." She ruled the death as "normal." The doctor explained, "I ruled it normal because these complications are expected with this type of abortion."

The case is complicated by the fact that Russell's boyfriend was 24 and in Michigan that constitutes statutory rape. Moreover, the boyfriend's sister took Russell in for the abortion without the knowledge of Russell's parents. Michigan law requires parental notification for abortions for minors under 18.

Tamia's family told Fox that they did not even know their daughter was six months pregnant. The family is outraged over the incident and are blaming the abortionist at the Woman Care Clinic in Lanthrup Village for their daughter's death. Michigan pro-life activist Ann Norton told LifeSiteNews.com that the abortionist in question is Alberto Hotari.

Local police, and the attorney general are reportedly investigating the case however phone calls to the local police department were not returned by press time. Michigan Right to Life told LifeSiteNews.com they are following the case closely.

LifeSiteNews.com called the Woman Care Clinic to ask for a comment. After being put on hold for an excessive period of time, a woman who did not wish to be named said, "I'm sorry to tell you that because of all the privacy rules in effect, we cannot reveal any information."

[rllngrk33]

The doctor explained, "I ruled it normal because these complications are expected with this type of abortion."

This is the dirty little secret they don't want you to know about.

[NCC-1701]

You've got to be Fing kidding!!!!! There really is a day for that? What in the he!! is going on in this country? If I was aboard the International Space Station, they'd have to drag me off of it. I'd hate to come back to this.

[Eala]

She ruled the death as "normal." The doctor explained, "I ruled it normal because these complications are expected with this type of abortion."

Keeping it "safe," eh?

[Poodlebrain]

What is "bloody cold" about a pathologist describing the cause of death? I think her statement expresses the contempt she has for those who caused this young teen's death.

[Kuksool]

Earlier this year, the legally blonde governor vetoed a parental consent bill with tougher punishments. She claimed the bill would aid sexual predators. Her veto did the exact opposite in this case.

[Hillary's Lovely Legs]

I have taken that man cold drinks on hot summer days when I worked on Southfield road. He's usually there on Thursdays.

[Petronski]

I didn't get any contempt from her comments, only complacency.

[skinkinthegrass]

But then, some must die in order to protect the rights of all women to kill their babies.

pretty sad..IMHO..its' a religious sacrament (the babies/to hell w/ the mothers) with the N.O.W. Gang...No sarcasm intended.

[nmh]

Another shinning moment for abortion supporters.

[rwt60]

I've always envisioned hell for the abortionist as being in a cubicle with the noise of a thousand babies screaming 24/7 and no way to turn down the volume. Of course, the normal climatic conditions for such a place will be in effect as well. I also imagine that members of the ACLU will have the ten commandments posted on the walls of their cubes.

[Little_Fish_In_Big_Pond]

The Clinic is NOT to blame, but that MORON is including his dumb sister!!! She's an idiot for crying-outloud... Girl, just how could you, Huh?? Were you so dumb not to know that even if Tamia lived, she would have never had any kids ever again and all thanks to a stupid friend like you?? And boy, besides you not sounding 24-year-old mature enough man who usually would have taken care of any problems and taken care of everyone else by him self (not only his selfish, self-centered, and pathetic self) and not ran away like a coward... Congratulations, you now have one lousy record on your shoulders!! I hope you're happy with the results, you jerk! (excuse my language) If you're listening, here's a message for you: Personally, I'll never be your girlfriend for as long as you shall live. And, you know why? For a simple little reason, you'll never be there for me when I'm in trouble which is at times the main reason to have a guy in a girl's life... And you've managed to fail miserably in that part...

Poor Tamia and her parents... Sheesh, couldn't he just NOT do that to her or AT LEAST support her and not be a coward and a chicken by being a lousy "boyfriend" (he didn't even deserve that title in a least) and never tell his girlfriend's parents that she was pregnant with his kid!!!?? What kind of "man" is he, huh? IT WAS HIS AND HIS DUMB SISTER'S FAULT... the fault falls equally on both!!

I hope you two would live with this double-murder for the rest of your lives without any exceptions, and it will haunt you both, literary, to your graves... Am I right, people?

[Tall_Texan]

Imagine sending your teenaged daughter off to school and find out by the end of the day that she had died in surgery that others decided was NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS. Of course, if the girl has a 24-year-old boyfriend and they didn't know she was six months pregnant, perhaps they didn't care about their daughter as much as they should have. They were probably in denial and this is a very sad wake-up call for them.

Another soul sacrificed on the altar of "Choice".

[freeangel]

"I ruled it normal"

Doublespeak for docs protecting their own.

[Alouette]

I've always envisioned hell for the abortionist as being in a cubicle with the noise of a thousand babies screaming 24/7 and no way to turn down the volume.

I've always imagined hell for the abortionist as being reincarnated as a fetus and aborted and reincarnated as a fetus and aborted and reincarnated as a fetus and aborted...

[Tall_Texan]

I've always envisioned hell for the abortionist as being in a cubicle with the noise of a thousand babies screaming 24/7 and no way to turn down the volume.

Strange. I'd always imagined it where the abortionist sees a giant pair of forceps pulling each limb individually from his body, burning his flesh with a salt solution then crushing his skull before sucking out his brains with a modified vacuum.

I'd say that would be just in the cosmic sense.

[xone]

He'll be there, all will.

[Coleus]

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[jwalsh07]

I've always imagined hell for the abortionist as being reincarnated as a fetus and aborted and reincarnated as a fetus and aborted and reincarnated as a fetus and aborted...

One can only hope.

[hellinahandcart]

The Clinic is NOT to blame

MAJOR conclusion you just jumped to. Not to excuse the willing participants, but why would you let the clinic and the abortionist skate?

[KosmicKitty]

they didn't know she was six months pregnant, perhaps they didn't care about their daughter as much as they should have.

I don't about the family, but not all women/girls look pregnant, even when the pregnancy is far advanced. I had a student in one of my classes last Spring (college, so we're not talking underage girls here) whom is in my class again this Spring. Anyway, I just found out that she had a baby last April, 2/3's of the way thru the semester. Now, I've had 4 kids myself, so I know first hand what a pregnant woman looks like, but I had NO idea that this young woman was pregnant, never mind that she had a baby during the semester!!

That being said, I really, really hope that the "father" gets jailed for statutory rape. I can never understand all these young girls having babies, of worse, abortions, and no one files rape charges. Not only did this man commit the crime of rape, he is an accomplish in murder!!