Portland, OR, October 31, 2012 (LifeSiteNews.com) – Last week, former clinic worker Kimberly Binnington filed suit against Lovejoy Surgicenter, an abortion clinic in Portland, Oregon, alleging that a nurse fondled abortion patients while they were under anesthesia and exposed her own breasts to cowokers.
Binnington says that Lovejoy Surgicenter’s Operating Room Supervisor Evie Gradwohl committed the molestations and that she drew a bird on one sedated woman, an incident Gradwohl bragged about on Facebook.
According to the lawsuit, Gradwohl had her breasts surgically augmented then exposed herself to employees at the clinic and urged them to fondle her. She allegedly boasted about her sex life at the office in front of staff and patients and engaged in other inappropriate behavior at the work place that created a hostile work environment.
Binnington also says that Gradwohl pressured her to engage in an extra-marital affair with one of Gradwohl’s sex partners. When Binnington refused to go along, she says Gradwohl began to mistreat her and in one instance threw a hanger at her.
Binnington also says she was told to lie to State inspectors about Grandwohl being the surgical supervisor when in fact another unlicensed worker supervised abortion surgeries at Lovejoy.
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The Williamette Week reports that the abortion facility has refused to comment on the litigation, but did say that Grandwohl is no longer working there.
“Sexual harassment and sex abuse are not uncommon at abortion clinics across the nation. We hear reports of this kind of despicable behavior all too often,” said Cheryl Sullenger, Senior Policy Advisor for Operation Rescue. “It is the ultimate betrayal of a woman’s trust to take sexual advantage of her during a time of vulnerability.”
Binnington’s suit claims that she repeatedly reported the abuses to another supervisor, but that nothing was ever done to remedy the situations.
“There appear to be instances of serious patient safety violations at Lovejoy Surgicenter. We plan to make the appropriate authorities aware of these as soon as possible,” said Sullenger.