Complaints filed over live-birth abortion.

World Net Daily ^ | April 29, 2005 | Ron Strom

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MATTERS OF LIFE AND DEATH
Complaints filed over live-birth abortion Mother of boy who died hopes to hold Florida clinic accountable

Posted: April 29, 2005
1:00 a.m. Eastern

By Ron Strom
© 2005 WorldNetDaily.com

A legal group representing a woman who says abortion-clinic employees refused to help her baby boy when he was born alive in a restroom has filed two complaints against the facility with Florida state regulatory agencies.

As WorldNetDaily reported, the mother, Angele, who asked that her last name not be used, traveled from out of state to the EPOC Clinic of the Orlando Women's Center in Orlando, Fla., for a second-trimester abortion.

She claims on the first day she visited the clinic staff failed to inject the unborn baby with digoxin, a drug that stops his or her heart in preparation for what amounts to a stillborn birth.

After taking labor-inducing drugs the next morning, Angele arrived at the clinic and was left alone in a cold "delivery room." Her labor increased greatly, she says, and she delivered the 22-week-along baby in the restroom.

Angele says she saw that her son was moving and cried for help, but that a staff member discounted her claim and refused to do anything to help the baby. According to his mother, the boy, whom she named Rowan, died about 11 minutes after birth.

"Amazingly, during this entire process, no physician was even present at the abortion clinic," said a statement from Liberty Counsel, the pro-life law organization that is representing Angele.

Liberty Counsel says it has filed complaints with the Florida Department of Health and the Florida Agency for Health Care Administration

The complaint filed Wednesday with the Department of Health is against Harry Perper, M.D., who performed the first-day procedures but was not present the second day, and against James Pendergraft, M.D., who owns and supervises the clinic.

Said Liberty Counsel: "Several violations of Florida laws are detailed in the complaint. Among the violations are the complete absence of a doctor during the abortion procedure, causing a death certificate to improperly state that Rowan was stillborn, and a complete lack of post-operative care. After the procedure, Angele was rushed out the door and received no follow-up care. Importantly, Angele did not receive a rhogam shot, which was medically necessary for her, given her blood type."

The complaint filed with the Agency for Health Care Administration details the same violations of state law as the Department of Health complaint, but also focuses on the unsanitary conditions of the clinic. Angele says the room in the clinic had dried blood on the floor and the walls and a used, bloody cotton ball on the floor.

"We are hopeful that these complaints will lead to immediate change in the form of discipline against the doctors and revocation of the abortion license for the clinic," said Mathew Staver, president and general counsel of Liberty Counsel. "But we are also hopeful that these complaints will serve as the catalyst for long-term change. Abortion clinics are the least regulated medical facilities in the state of Florida. That needs to change. It is a travesty that tattoo parlors are more heavily regulated than abortion clinics.

"These doctors need to be held accountable for their actions, and we intend to pursue these complaints to that end. Part of promoting a culture of life in America means holding abortion doctors and clinics accountable when they violate the law."

The Rev. Patrick Mahoney of the Christian Defense Coalition has planned a press conference for this morning in front of the EPOC Clinic to protest what happened to Angele.

"It is barbarous to realize that this young child could have been saved if only clinic personnel had responded in a professional and timely manner," Mahoney said in a statement. "This tragic death shows that abortion clinics across the country are not committed to 'choice' as they often state, for the mother wanted to save this child, but rather are dedicated to a culture of death that results in violence against children and the exploitation of women. We are calling for a full investigation into this horrific death and pray that action is taken that would prevent it from ever happening again."

Said Troy Newman, director of pro-life group Operation Rescue: "Baby Rowan failed to receive compassion and justice in his short life here on earth. So together with his mother, Operation Rescue, will work passionately to ensure he receives the justice he clearly deserves. We are calling for the prosecution of all those involved in this horrible crime and are imploring officials to use all legal avenues available to them. This would include, the Born Alive Infant Protection Act passed by Congress."

A week ago, the Bush administration said it would begin enforcing the 3-year-old Born-Alive Infant Protection Act, which requires doctors to attempt to keep alive a baby that survives an abortion.

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Kansas Governor Sebelius just vetoed a bill that would require minimum licensing for abortion clinics. And the legislature failed to override her veto.

any more info?

[tame]

Barbarism.

truly. and that's not hyperbole.

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[AlbionGirl]

The scummiest person here, is the mother. The abort lovers are doing their job, they're not pretending to be life givers or life savers. They're scum, but she's much, much scummier.

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[dware]

...for the mother wanted to save this child...

If she had wanted to save the child, she wouldn't have gone to the clinic in the first place. This is disgusting and ignorant at best, on EVERYONE's part.

As a private investigator, I have followed and videotaped numerous people in public places doing a wide variety of things. But when they arrive at their place of residence, or anywhere else where they have a "reasonable expectation of privacy", the video stops rolling.

The way I see it, this woman's claim is baseless, as there is no way she could have had a reasonable expectation that the doctors would do anything to save the life of her baby. After all, she was at an abortion clinic.

While I agree that the subject is great for the anti-abortion argument (and I am pro-life), I don't believe this woman has any right to damages, and should have to live with her actions for the rest of her life. She will ultimately have to answer for her actions.

[kingattax]

thanks for the PING...i had read this story. This is way beyond horrible. God have mercy on America for it's obsession with death and disobedience to the Lord.

[ladyjane]

It's Florida again. The baby was helpless. He couldn't feed himself.

[Puddleglum]

There is no such thing as a "live birth" abortion. That's murder. The fact that this euphemism even exists is disgusting. Might as well call what Hitler did "post-birth" abortion.

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The way I see it, this woman's claim is baseless, as there is no way she could have had a reasonable expectation that the doctors would do anything to save the life of her baby. After all, she was at an abortion clinic.

the claim is no more baseless than many others i've seen. afer the baby was born, there was a reasonable expectation, especially as per the born-infants alive act.

also, the claim has to do with more than saving the baby's life. apparently, there were sanitary issues, etc.

I don't believe this woman has any right to damages

i agree. however, the complaint could still serve the purpose of proving the culpability of the death mill, regulatory violations, etc.

[tame]

There is no such thing as a "live birth" abortion. That's murder.

but abortion IS murder. someone once said that abortion is prenatal euthanasia, and euthanasia is post natal abortion.

[tame]

It's Florida again. The baby was helpless. He couldn't feed himself.

bingo.

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my priviledge,

[eccentric]

Killer Tiller, in Wichita, uses the same method to kill babies, the shot of poison in the heart. They usually stay at a nearby motel until the dead baby is ready to be delivered.

Gov. Sebelius-D, vetoed the bill for the second time, claiming it singled out abortion clinics for standards that are not required for other clinics.

[Marysecretary]

Florida has harvested a culture of death. You will read more and more about these things happening there. Look at all the murders and rapes of children. They are reaping what they have sowed.

[valleygal]

Tears and heartbroken...all I can say.

[MHGinTN]

Dan, the woman is upset because the 'clinic' didn't kill the child in utero before the 'proceeeedure' was continued. Says to me that she knew going in that the child was alive and she was hiring a serial killer to dispose of the alive child. That she's so upset now stinks of exploitation and at the very least, regret.

[shhrubbery!]

Thanks, I hadn't seen those quotes.

It is astonishing to realize that there are some people who will go ahead and do such things, in full knowledge of what they're doing.

[Mr. Silverback]

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