Operation Rescue, a pro-life organization that documents medical emergencies caused by abortion businesses, obtained a recording of the 911 call via FOIA request. Abortionist Erin King initiated the call.
King mentioned that HCW had an agreement with the "family planning team" at Barnes to accept the transfer. There is a hospital immediately across the street from HCW, but the abortion business usually opts to transfer patients to the St. Louis hospital. This is likely because Barnes is a Level One Trauma Center more capable of handling the severe injuries caused by HCW.
King also took care to avoid using the medical term "hemorrhage" to describe the heavy bleeding experienced by the patient. This continued even after the 911 dispatcher used the term to clarify the injury.
This is the 14th medical emergency Operation Rescue documented at HCW since March of 2022, when Julie Burkhart became HCW's primary owner. Operation Rescue has already begun investigating another hospitalization that occurred two weeks later.
Operation Rescue wrote that it has documented hospitalizations at HCW more frequently than any other abortion business in the country. Operation Rescue investigates incidents after pro-life sidewalk counselors witness ambulances arrive for emergency transport. The number of incidents that occur when sidewalk counselors aren't present is unknown.
“The number of life-threatening botched abortions taking place at this hopeless facility puts a dark stain on the state of Illinois and the city of Granite City,” said Operation Rescue President Troy Newman. “While babies are being violently killed and the lives of their mothers constantly endangered, the state’s lawmakers and the governor are busy enacting a law to prevent pregnancy resource centers from providing truly hopeful alternatives to women in crisis pregnancy situations.”
