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Convicted Felon Abortionist is Now the Principal of a Chicago Elementary School
LifeSiteNews ^ | 3/20/08 | Hilary White

Posted on 03/22/2008 10:41:22 AM PDT by wagglebee

CHICAGO, March 20, 2008 (LifeSiteNews.com) - A convicted felon and abortionist responsible for the deaths of at least two women has been hired at a Chicago public school as the new principal. A spokesman from Mildred I. Lavizzo School in the greater Roseland area told a pro-life advocate that the Lavizzo school council were apprised of the full background of their new principal, Dr. Arnold Bickham.

Jill Stanek, a Chicago area pro-life activist and nurse posted a letter on her website from an 8th grader at the school, who said that students and teachers "aren't comfortable with being around him and we want help. If he has this kind of back ground (sic) he shouldn't be able to work in this type of organization because you'll never know what he will try to do."

Bickham's days as an abortionist were ended in 1988 when the state permanently revoked his medical license after the death of a patient, Sylvia Moore, but his criminal conviction was for defrauding government job-training funds to cover his abortion facility payroll. Bickham's license was revoked in 1970 after it was revealed he was attempting abortions on women who were not pregnant.

Two women, 26 year-old Sherry Emry and 18 year-old Sylvia Moore underwent abortions at Bickham's hands at his Water Tower Reproductive Center in Chicago; both died of complications. Emry bled to death from an undetected ectopic pregnancy and Moore with a lacerated uterus that still had a plastic surgical instrument embedded in it.

Bickham was sued by patients several times for malpractice for infection, internal injuries, perforated uterus, and hemorrhage.

Stanek said she spoke with Chicago Public Schools spokesman, Mike Vaughn, who told her, "I did confirm with the law department that the crimes he was convicted of were not enumerated offenses that state school code lists as prohibiting someone from working for the school district".


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Illinois
KEYWORDS: abortion; abortiondeaths; abortionists; chicago; education; moralabsolutes; prolife
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To: wagglebee

He should.


21 posted on 03/22/2008 11:09:07 AM PDT by trisham (Zen is not easy. It takes effort to attain nothingness. And then what do you have? Bupkis.)
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To: wagglebee
he was attempting abortions on women who were not pregnant.

What is he, Jack the Ripper?

22 posted on 03/22/2008 11:58:39 AM PDT by LibFreeOrDie
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To: kcvl

In addition to being a scumbag how does someone CONVICTED of....

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“In 1979 Bickham spent 2 years in prison for “defrauding the government of job training money to subsidize the payroll of his Michigan Avenue clinic,” according to the Chicago Sun-Times.”
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ever get put in a position of authority with a huge gov’t budget? Whoever OK’d his hire better hope he doesn’t steal even a pencil or they’re both out..


23 posted on 03/22/2008 12:13:42 PM PDT by Neidermeyer
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To: DaveLoneRanger; 2Jedismom; aberaussie; Aggie Mama; agrace; Antoninus; arbooz; bboop; bill1952; ...

ANOTHER REASON TO HOMESCHOOL

This ping list is for the “other” articles of interest to homeschoolers about education and public school. If you want on/off this list, please freepmail me. The main Homeschool Ping List by DaveLoneRanger handles the homeschool-specific articles. This can occasionally be a fairly high volume list.

You just can't make this stuff up....

24 posted on 03/22/2008 1:25:38 PM PDT by metmom (Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
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To: kcvl

It’s Dr Evil, with a tan!


25 posted on 03/22/2008 1:38:53 PM PDT by Grizzled Bear ("Does not play well with others.")
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To: humblegunner

ANOTHER REASON TO HOMESCHOOL


26 posted on 03/22/2008 1:40:00 PM PDT by Grizzled Bear ("Does not play well with others.")
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To: metmom

Unbelievable!

How does the saying go?

Truth is stranger than fiction?


27 posted on 03/22/2008 1:47:49 PM PDT by fetal heart beats by 21st day (Defending human life is not a federalist issue. It is the business of all of humanity.)
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To: wagglebee
1970? His medical license was revoked? Does this make sense? That was 38 years ago!

If he graduated from medical school at age 25 or 26, and did an internship and/ residency, he would be at the **most** minimum 27 to 29 years old.

27 + 38 = 65 years old. This is retirement age. This is his minimum age if the medical board acted immediately ( which is unlikely) to remove his license in the very first year he was in practice.

28 posted on 03/22/2008 2:20:29 PM PDT by wintertime (Good ideas win! Why? Because people are not stupid.)
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To: wagglebee

I wonder how will the government school defenders explain this away?

Of course, their children attend “good” government schools. ( yeah! right!) ( eye roll)


29 posted on 03/22/2008 2:28:09 PM PDT by wintertime (Good ideas win! Why? Because people are not stupid.)
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It's OK, guys. Obama’s kids, like the kids of virtually all urban politicians who oppose vouchers, are safely enrolled in a pricey Chicago private school. No gun toting, time-serving, drug-using abortionists on their faculty. No,no.
30 posted on 03/22/2008 2:40:46 PM PDT by Godwin1
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To: wagglebee; TigersEye

Yes he ought to be in prison & its hard to believe that there is no one else that could do his job. I wonder just who he knows? I wouldn’t want him around my child.


31 posted on 03/22/2008 3:35:22 PM PDT by pandoraou812 (Out, damned spot......OUT)
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To: pandoraou812
A spokesman from Mildred I. Lavizzo School in the greater Roseland area told a pro-life advocate that the Lavizzo school council were apprised of the full background of their new principal, Dr. Arnold Bickham.

IOWs they know exactly who/what he is and don't care.

32 posted on 03/22/2008 4:21:20 PM PDT by TigersEye (This is the age of the death of reason.)
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To: wagglebee
Pinged from Terri Dailies

8mm


33 posted on 03/23/2008 4:47:01 AM PDT by 8mmMauser (Jezu ufam tobie...Jesus I trust in Thee)
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