Would you allow an ENT doctor to perform open heart surgery? Of course not! But that is what is happening in many pro-abortion states that have already removed commonsense safety measures. In those states, an ENT, or even a midwife with no surgical training at all, can perform abortions.
And now HR 12, will prohibit states from requiring that abortion providers have proper training, certification, credentials, and hospital admitting rights.
HR 12, Section 3.3, defines an abortion “health care provider” as “any entity (including any hospital, clinic, or pharmacy) or individual (including any physician, certified nurse-midwife, nurse practitioner, pharmacist, or physician assistant).” That means a pharmacist or a midwife, neither of which have medical training, will be allowed to perform surgical abortions.
Section 5(G) takes the issue a step further, declaring that there shall be no “limitation or requirement concerning the physical plant, equipment, staffing, or hospital transfer arrangements of facilities where abortion services are provided, or the credentials or hospital privileges or status of personnel at such facilities."
Abortion clinics will be exempt from the same health, safety, and sterilization standards as other medical clinics.
Sadly, these same “hands off abortion” policies have already killed women.
When Kermit Gosnell was brought up on charges for the deaths of women in his Philadelphia abortion clinic, it was revealed that two staff doctors were not licensed physicians at all, the clinic’s “anesthesiologist” had only a sixth-grade education, and one of the medical staff was a 15-year-old high school student. Furthermore, the clinic had not had a health inspection in over 17 years by the time Gosnell’s crimes were discovered.
In 1993, pro-abortion Republican Gov. Tom Ridge’s administration decided that health and safety inspections of abortion clinics were “putting a barrier up to women” seeking abortion. Abortion clinic inspections in the state stopped completely for nearly 20 years ... and as a result, women died.
Multiple doctors had notified the Pennsylvania Department of Health about dangerous conditions in Gosnell’s clinic. One doctor informed the state that every patient he had referred to Gosnell for an abortion came back with the exact same venereal disease, clearly demonstrating that Gosnell was not sterilizing equipment between surgeries. But the pro-abortion governor and his administration refused to inspect Gosnell’s abortion clinic.
When Gosnell’s practice killed two women, the state still refused to inspect Gosnell’s abortion clinic, or any other in the state — because such inspections might impede abortions.
It was only after one inspector made a surprise visit to Gosnell’s clinic — the first such inspection in 17 years, when the true horrors of Gosnell’s center were revealed. Investigators found “filthy, corroded tubing” on the medical equipment, “blood-stained furniture,” and “bags and bottles” of aborted baby remains “scattered throughout the building.” And perhaps most gruesome of all, like many serial killers, Gosnell kept mementos of his victims. Gosnell’s office was filled with jars stuffed full of baby feet he had severed from his victims and preserved to display as trophies on his desk.
“My comprehension of the English language can’t adequately describe the barbaric nature of Dr. Gosnell,” said Philadelphia District Attorney Seth Williams. “There were several oversight agencies that stumbled upon and should have shut down Kermit Gosnell long ago."
But because the pro-abortion lobby insisted that health and safety standards and inspections would impede abortion access, this serial killer was allowed to keep injuring and killing women, and their children.
The Grand Jury report in the case noted that “Even nail salons in Pennsylvania are monitored more closely for client safety.”
Lest you think Gosnell’s case is unique, think again.
In Florida, I worked on the Baby Rowan case — a horrific situation where an Orlando abortion clinic refused to help a mother who gave birth to a live, healthy 24-week baby born at the clinic while sitting on the commode. The mother was given medication to induce birth, but the staff forgot to administer a shot to kill the baby. The mother’s friend called 911 as she screamed for help to save her baby. But the staff turned the EMS away. As a result, the beautiful and perfectly formed baby boy Rowan died. At the mother’s request, I photographed this precious baby at the morgue.
But HR 12 would force every state to erase every law designed to protect the health of women.
HR 12, and its Senate companion, S 701, are only ONE VOTE FROM PASSING. Please join me in demanding that Congress VOTE NO on HR 12 and S 701. Fax Congress Now!
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