SAN FRANCISCO, Feb 26, 2001 (LSN.ca) – There is growing evidence of the damage done to women through abortion. The recent manslaughter conviction of Arizona abortionist John Biskind over the death of one of his abortion patients may be just the tip of the iceberg. These cases, however, rarely lead to legal prosecutions, often because women don’t want to add the intensity of court proceedings to their already battered emotions stemming from the abortion.
A 28-year-old woman in California, however, has just won a lawsuit against Planned Parenthood, stemming from what has been called a botched first-trimester abortion in 1997. She was awarded $672,610. A baby missing two limbs was aborted from her several weeks after she was supposed to have had her baby killed. It is believed that she had twins, with the second baby being undetected by the abortionists.
The trial dealt only with how much J.B. (the only identification provided for the woman who launched the suit) was owed for her pain, not whether Planned Parenthood was liable. An attorney for Planned Parenthood Golden Gate, said the abortion agency would appeal the award. Since the woman’s abortion, her lawyer says, she has been haunted by visions of babies being killed, has contemplated suicide, and cries uncontrollably at the sight of young children, especially twins.
(with files fro Pro-Life Infonet)