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Operation Rescue is an organization that helps shed light on the medical
emergencies caused by abortion clinics across the US. Sidewalk counselors and
pro-life bystanders who witness medical emergencies can send information to
Operation Rescue, which then helps inform pro-lifers and expectant women by
calling attention to these stories.
Last week, Operation Rescue published a 13-minute video highlighting the 67
medical emergencies and one maternal death reported to them during 2020. This number is lower than the 100 it recorded in 2019, due in part to some clinics being temporarily closed during the COVID-19 pandemic as well as fewer pro-life advocates protesting or sidewalk counseling. It is important to note that there are likely far more medical emergencies caused by abortion clinics that pro-life advocates did not make Operation Rescue aware of.
In its final tally, Operation Rescue recorded the following types of medical
emergencies during 2020:
- Unknown complication: 27
- Hemorrhage: 20
- Uterine perforation/internal injuries: 6
- Sick/vomiting: 6
- Severe pain: 3
- Possible heart attack or stroke: 3
- Seizures: 2
- Sedation overdose: 2
- Not responding/unconscious: 2
- Incomplete abortion: 1
- Life-threatening complication from the abortion pill: 1
- Maternal death: 1
