Woman Dies After Procedure at Alabama Abortion Clinic

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On May 7, 2020, pro-life activists witnessed a woman exiting West Alabama Women’s Center (WAWC) abortion facility in Tuscaloosa, Alabama with the support of another person. She appeared to be unable to walk the short distance to the parking lot without outside help. Once she got to a private vehicle, she was taken to a hospital where she died the same day.

According to information gathered by Operation Rescue, the abortion clinic did not attempt to call 911.

The Alabama Department of Public Health says that it will not investigate the incident since the patient was not picked up by an ambulance crew.

Thomas Payne, the 81-year-old abortionist who worked at WAWC when this patient died, retired at the end of July. A medical board is investigating whether his actions contributed to the woman's death, but the results of this investigation will not affect WAWC since Payne has already been replaced.

Ellie Hermann, a registered nurse who often stands outside of WAWC to provide counseling and abortion alternatives, said, “One or two women per month are rushed from here to DCH Regional Medical, usually in passenger cars driven by employees of the clinic. Imagine just being dropped off at the curb in an unstable condition, possibly hemorrhaging or groggy from medication — how can the ADPH pretend that kind of care deserves a license?”

Pro-life advocates are calling on the Alabama Department of Public Health to reconsider its stance and investigate or inspect WAWC.

“We have reported on abortion-related maternal deaths far too often.  Each one represents an avoidable double tragedy – the loss of a mother and the loss of a baby.  This has a ripple effect of grief on the family, friends, and community,” said Operation Rescue President Troy Newman.  “Abortion is not safe, no matter what the Abortion Cartel says, and the state ignoring patient deaths only makes abortion businesses more dangerous, because they become emboldened with the understanding that there will never be consequences, even when a woman dies.  Those attitudes are unacceptable and must change to prevent endangering human lives.”

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