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| One of many ultrasound images found in the trash bags left at Fr. Terry Gensemer's home. Redacted by Operation Rescue |
Fr. Terry Gensemer, director of CEC for Life, found the bags on his property when he returned home one evening. Upon opening the bags, he and his wife found bloody surgical pads, tubes of fluids, and human tissue. The couple also found papers with the header "West Alabama Women's Center." Those papers contained private medical information and ultrasound photos.
In response, a coalition of pro-life organizations including the Life Legal Defense Foundation, Operation Rescue, and CEC for Life has filed complaints against West Alabama Women's Center (WAWC) with state officials. They demand that the state conduct a thorough investigation into the abortion business's HiPPA violations and illegal disposal of medical waste.
Since 2020, there have been at least two major medical emergencies at WAWC, one of those resulting in a woman's death. In both instances, the women experience heavy bleeding after uterine perforation. The Alabama Department of Public Health has mostly ignored complaints stemming from these incidents, and the clinic maintains its license.
Life Legal Attorney Allison Aranda said, "Though ADPH may appear to have total authority over licensure, ADEM [Alabama Department of Environmental Management] has authority to respond to medical waste violations, and the Attorney General and Lt. Governor certainly have the authority, and hopefully the desire, to investigate a state agency refusing to do its job or a facility injuring and killing the very citizens officials are required to protect."
