Abortion always kills babies

THE EDITOR: The pro-abortion groups in Trinidad are lobbying for the legalisation of abortion in our land, claiming that it will lead to “safe” medical abortions for our “poor” women. It is unfortunate that they use these slogans without opening their minds to the tremendous pain that abortions cause women and deny that for some it can even be fatal. Wednesday June 25, the Associated Press filed a report that “the family of a woman who bled to death at a Planned Parenthood clinic filed a lawsuit against the organisation and the doctor who performed the abortion. The clinic in east Los Angeles and Dr Mark Maltzer are responsible for the wrongful death of Diana Lopez, a 25-year-old mother of three. “Maltzer is still performing abortions at some of the 12 clinics in the LA area, but is under investigation by the Medical Board of California. Lopez was about 18 weeks pregnant when the abortion was performed in February 2002. Within minutes, her cervix had been punctured during the operation and she began to bleed profusely, according to the State report.

“Doctors were unable to control the bleeding. Lopez was taken to a hospital where an emergency hysterectomy was performed, according to a report by the LA County coroner. She died of trauma from the procedure, the report said. The lawsuit against Planned Parenthood and Maltzer alleges that the doctor “worked so quickly, recklessly and negligently pulling out sharp body parts of Diana Lopez’ 19-20 week-old unborn infant that severe, irreparable damage was done.” The suit also alleges that “Maltzer failed to accompany Lopez to the hospital, nor did he speak with doctors there or with the Lopez family after she died.” I feel certain that the response of Martha Swiller, acting president and chief executive of Planned Parenthood, LA is of little or no consolation to her family. She said: “Everyone at Planed Parenthood LA feels tremendous sympathy for this woman’s family and we share their grief. While abortion is extremely safe, this is a tragic reminder that, as with all medical procedures, some risk does exist.” Isn’t that what the majority of Trinidadians have been trying to explain to the repetitious demand for “abortion rights” by the Trinidad and Tobago/Planned Parenthood connection. Abortion always kills babies, harms and sometimes kills unfortunate women too

ANNETTE DOPWELL
Port-of-Spain