{"id":254408,"date":"2021-10-04T08:45:36","date_gmt":"2021-10-04T13:45:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=254408"},"modified":"2021-10-01T19:32:17","modified_gmt":"2021-10-02T00:32:17","slug":"abortionist-sued-patients-left-sterile","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/abortionist-sued-patients-left-sterile\/","title":{"rendered":"Abortionist sued by patients whose abortions left them sterile"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Two women who suffered life-threatening injuries \u2014 so horrific that they traumatized emergency room staffers \u2014 are suing the notorious late-term abortionist responsible. Malpractice suits<\/a> have been filed against LeRoy Carhart by two women, who were both left sterile.<\/p>\n

Traumatized patient, traumatized staff<\/strong><\/p>\n

The first woman, Ashley Norris, underwent an abortion on May 12, 2020, at Carhart’s facility in Bethesda, Maryland. Though the abortionist responsible was not known at the time<\/a>,\u00a0the complaint<\/a> named Elizabeth Swallow, who practices out of Virginia. Norris’s abortion procedure began on May 11, when Swallow inserted laminaria into Norris’s cervix to begin dilation, and afterwards, Norris spent the night in a motel. The next day, Norris returned to Carhart’s facility, where things began going badly.<\/p>\n

Norris was given additional medication to cause further dilation, as it was noted that Norris “had not done much.” Even though dilation hadn’t been completed, the abortion was continued and Norris was placed under anesthesia. According to the complaint, Norris woke up in the middle of the procedure, screaming in pain, and was immediately placed back under sedation. It turned out her uterus had been perforated, as well as her colon, which caused severe bleeding and a dangerous drop in blood pressure. Swallow called Carhart in to assist, but by then, Norris’s condition was critical. She had to be transferred to the hospital.<\/p>\n

As Operation Rescue previously reported<\/a>:<\/p>\n

She was bleeding heavily from a ruptured uterus and other internal injuries, in shock, and on the verge of unconsciousness, according to the whistleblower. She was also feverish \u2013 hot to the touch \u2013 and showing signs of sepsis.<\/em><\/p>\n

Within minutes, the patient was rushed into the operating room for emergency surgery. Once her belly was opened, it was determined that her internal injuries were so severe that a call was made for a general surgeon.<\/em><\/p>\n

At one point, Norris nearly died from the massive amount of blood she had lost, but was able to be revived.<\/p>\n

The anonymous whistleblower told Operation Rescue it was “the most horrific thing I’ve ever seen.” Norris needed multiple blood transfusions, with parts of her preborn child’s body not only left inside her uterus, but shoved into her abdominal cavity through the hole in her uterus. Her abdominal cavity had filled with blood and stool, and part of her colon had to be removed. She had to be given a colostomy bag for several days, as the injuries to her colon were so severe. Her uterus had to be removed, leaving her sterile. She was intubated in the intensive care unit for two days, and spent nine days in the hospital overall before she was able to go home.<\/p>\n

Reportedly, the staff were so traumatized by Norris’s injuries that the surgeon sent an e-mail to hospital staff acknowledging the horror of what they had seen.<\/p>\n

READ:\u00a0Despite a horrific history, notorious late-term abortionist LeRoy Carhart is still in business<\/a><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n