Cincinnati, OH — Documents obtained by Operation Rescue reveal that an obstetrician, Walter T. Bowers II, who has been accepted by the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) to offer emergency hospital care for botched abortion patients of late-term abortionist Martin Haskell and his associates, has been disciplined in Kentucky and banned from the practice of obstetrics for five years. He also faces further discipline in Ohio.
Bowers was named in the ODH variance because Haskell and other abortionists in his employment lack hospital privileges as required by law. The variance allowed Haskell’s late-term abortion mill in Sharonville to stay in business as long as two other physicians agreed to provide hospital care whenever Haskell or his associates inflict injuries on abortion patients.
In January, 2011, Bowers was placed on five years of probation and ordered to cease the practice of obstetrics after the gross mismanagement of a wanted pregnancy resulted in a dead child. Bowers settled a claim with the parents for $250,000. Bowers has also been ordered not to perform any obstetric procedure and take additional training classes.
A review of five other medical charts from his Kentucky practice indicated that Bowers failed to meet the standard of care for each of those five patients.
The Medical Board in Kentucky found that Bowers conduct “boarders on gross ignorance and is malpractice.” His treatment of patients was “below minimum standards and constitutes gross negligence.”
On May 11, 2011, the State Medical Board of Ohio issued a letter to Bowers stating that it intended to determine whether it should also discipline Bowers based on his negligent behavior in Kentucky. It is common for state medical boards to impose discipline for conduct in another state. Bowers was given 30 days to request a hearing, but the records do not indicate if he ever did.
“This new information about Bowers incompetence reinforces our belief that the ODH acted improperly and with poor judgment in expanding Haskell’s variance to include Bowers,” said Operation Rescue President Troy Newman.
“Now, after a woman has been seriously injured by Haskell’s abortionists, who cannot meet the legal standards of Ohio’s laws, she is rushed off to a hospital where Bowers awaits to inflict his substandard brand of medicine upon her. This presents completely unacceptable risks to women. In order to restore public confidence in the Department and protect the public, the ODH must rescind Haskell’s variance immediately.”
Read Bower’s Disciplinary Documents
Background
Contact the ODH and ask them to repeal Haskell’s variance:
Dr. Theodore Wymyslo, Ohio Department of Health
E-mail: Director@odh.ohio.gov
Phone: 614-466-2253
Dr. Wymyslo,
Please know that the children and their mothers are worth much more than what
our Ohio laws supports and that is VERY sad. I will be praying for you, that you will
want to serve ALL people with justice and that those involved with Haskell and Bowers
will see with eyes of compassion and not death. I have a difficult time referring to these
two men as Doctors since they have hearts of stone when dealing with LIFE issues.
God help us !!!
Peace,
Donna Piening, LPN
Dr. Wymyslo,
Please know that the children and their mothers are worth much more than what
our Ohio laws supports and that is VERY sad. I will be praying for you, that you will
want to serve ALL people with justice and that those involved with Haskell and Bowers
will see with eyes of truth. I have a difficult time referring to these two men as Doctors
since they have hearts of stone when dealing with LIFE issues. We don’t need blood
money in OHIO…..period!!!
God help us !!!
Peace,
Donna Piening, LPN
Dear State Medical Board of Ohio,
Walter Bowers, M.D. has been banned from practicing obstetrics in Kentucky. This should be a warning sign that he is not fit to be a part of abortionist Martin Haskell’s variance. The variance should be nullified because of Bowers incompetance. There should be no exceptions to the State Medical Board of Ohio’s variance rules. Bowers conduct borders on malpractice and this could be legally bad for your Medical Board in the future for allowing this type of incompetance to take care of patients in emergency situations. Please change your mind for the health and welfare of women.
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