Misdiagnosis raises more questions about the legality of Tiller’s late-term abortion operation.
Last September, a 22-year old woman and her mother arrived at George Tiller’s Women’s Health Care Services in Wichita, Kansas, for an abortion. The pregnant woman had been sent to Tiller’s abortion mill by a doctor in Reno, Nevada, who had told her that her baby suffered from dwarfism, water on the brain, and a number of other fetal abnormalities. He also told her that if she attempted to deliver the baby at term, she could die. Fearful for her life, the woman made the trip to Wichita, KS.
At the abortion clinic gate, sidewalk counselor Judi Weldy offered literature to the women, who stopped to talk. They explained that they were Christians who would not have considered abortion, but they felt like there was no choice since it was a medical necessity.
Judi referred the women to Choices Medical Clinic, a pro-life clinic directly next door to WHCS that provides free 4-D ultrasounds. That clinic also has one of the only peri-natal hospice programs in the nation, and is uniquely equipped to properly counsel women facing pregnancies complicated by fetal anomalies.
The women agreed to go for the ultrasound. They called WHCS to cancel their appointment, but Tiller’s receptionist told the women they would keep their appointment open so they could come back in the afternoon, if they wanted.
The ultrasound showed that the baby might indeed have dwarfism, but had none of the other conditions the woman had been told. The baby was clearly a little boy! The physician on duty at Choices Medical Center examined the woman and told her he saw no medical reason why she could not have a normal, safe delivery.
The young mother had been told that she was in her fifth month of pregnancy and that her abortion would cost a total of $7,000. However the ultrasound revealed that she was actually 24 weeks along, which would have put her over the legal limit for a late-term abortion in Kansas. If the abortion had been done, it would have been illegal.
The women were relieved, and shared the good news with sidewalk counselor Donna Lampkin. They accepted Donna’s gift of baby clothes and a blanket, then happily returned home without the abortion.
Last week Tim Weisner, the director of Choices Medical Clinic, received news that the young woman had given birth to a perfectly healthy baby. The baby had no signs of dwarfism at all! Both mother and baby are happy and well.
Kansas law prohibits abortions after 22 weeks of pregnancy on viable babies. The only exceptions are to save the mother’s life, or to prevent a “substantial and irreversible impairment” to the mother’s physical or mental health. Clearly this pregnancy did not meet any of those exceptions, however, WHCS was all too willing to do all they could to supply this woman with an abortion.
“How many more women has this happened to? Fetal anomaly is not legal reason to abort a viable baby in Kansas, yet it appears these kinds of abortion take place on a routine basis.” asked Operation Rescue President Troy Newman. “This is why a full investigation into Tiller’s late-term abortion operation is so vitally important.”
Tiller currently faces 19 criminal charges of illegal late-term abortions, and is the subject of an ongoing grand jury investigation.
One death is a murder and a million is a statistic.
If Tiller is convicted so what?
How is a conviction going to stop this killer?
i don’t believe its IF he is convicted, i like to say WHEN he is convicted, he could go to jail for up to 19 years & it stands to reason that he is so old that he may die in prison. granted, 19 years in prison is nothing compared to all the thousands of innocent lives he’s taken.
i’m very happy that the pregnant woman decided not to kill her baby. i’m sure whcs was more than willing to accomodate her..its all about the dollar sign for them.
Teflon Tiller likely won’t be held accountable in this lifetime, but one day he’ll have to stand before the one Judge who can’t be bribed.
I think we see why the abortion clinics would like to see the sidewalk counselors disappear. How many other babies, who could have been born healthy, were aborted? With 50 million babies killed since 1973, and their possible children and granchildren that may have been born, we may have killed off 150 million potential healthy citizens of our nation. What a tragedy?
Praise God. Thank you for sharing this uplifting story. A newborn baby is God’s gift of hope to us in a dark world. Thank you for protecting this child.
“So what?”
Well, sadly, the court won’t allow the death penalty for this Mengele-style mass murderer — the worst he’ll get is 19 years of gov’t-funded satellite TV, library, Internet, fitness center, on top of the free room & board, free medical & dental, all at the expense of the families of the victims. BUT, at least he won’t be murdering hundreds more innocent children for the years to come.
That’s what.
Are you guys kidding? Even if Dr. Tiller is convicted, Governor Sibelius will pardon him.
Christians do have an arsenal of imprecatory Scriptures we can pray ( Psalms 5,7, 9,10,11, etc). Let’s beseech all mighty God to act on behalf of the unborn.
“The Lord is known by the judgment He executes; the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands” Ps. 9:16
Let it be so O’Lord!
Stephanie
If I was the woman, I would be pretty pissed off at the doctor who mis-diagnosed my unborn baby with dwarfism and water on the brain and whatever other anomalies he said the child had. This is another reason why people should always get a second opinion before doing something drastic. Doctors make mistakes just like other people do. Doctors are not infallible. But this doctor might need to be investigated. How many other women has he sent to Tiller? He probably gets commission for each one!
I find it interesting that The Graphite is pro-life but is also pro-death penalty. That seems very contradictory to me.
The conviction of Tiller is important as it would provide an example for others. Doctors would be less inclined to participate in offering abortion services. Shedding light on this situation paves the way. With Tiller and his operation exposed, a new slant on abortion will take place. The legal issues will become more complicated and it will become more difficult to hire qualified staff. Noone wants to get sued. With the publicity connected to Tiller’s late term abortion clinic, it will become more important to provide adequate knowledge to young women when educators and parents see this as a problem which needs to be seriously addressed. As it now stands, it is too simple for those involved to just say, “Get an abortion!” This prosecution of Tiller is a step forward in protecting the rights of the unborn.
If state law in not enforced by state law enforcement officials, why aren’t the feds involved?
They couldn’t get Capone for all of the murders he committed, but they got him on tax evasion. Maybe similar tactics need to be used to get rid of these murderers.