By Anne Reed, Senior Policy Advisor
Observant sidewalk counselors reported an emergency at a Virginia Planned Parenthood, located at 201 North Hamilton Street in Richmond on April 12, 2024. Operation Rescue secured 911 records for the emergency call made at 11:50 a.m. that day.
The Planned Parenthood employee who made the call stated the “patient is currently having (emphasis added) a termination procedure done and, it looks, appears to be a possible uterine perforation” (incorrectly pronounced “preferation”).
“Because the caller said the woman was ‘currently having’ an abortion, we do not know if the baby was still alive,” said Operation Rescue President Troy Newman. “We know this Planned Parenthood killing center performs abortions up to 22 weeks gestation. The thought of what this precious child may have been going through during the 911 call is unbearable!”
“My nine-month-old grandson was born at just 25 weeks, but true healthcare professionals gave it their all to save his life. And he is flourishing now because of their valiant efforts and many answered prayers!”
Abortionist on the Line:
A second person joined the phone call within a few moments. She was apparently the abortionist, as she was later heard giving directions to the staff. She stated the woman’s oxygen and blood pressure were stable but failed to provide information about the amount of blood loss the mother had experienced.
While the 911 employee was dispatching the paramedics, talking and laughter could be heard within earshot of the abortionist. Though she had just told the dispatcher the patient was “not currently actively bleeding,” she was heard telling the staff, “We need to continue to monitor her bleeding” and ensure “her vitals are still stable.”
It is not known whether a uterine balloon tamponade was used to temporarily stop or slow the bleeding. Abortionists often use this device after perforating a woman’s uterus to compress the blood vessels and stabilize the patient until the paramedics arrive.
When this abortionist was asked by the dispatcher, “did she faint or nearly faint?” – typically an indication of low blood pressure – the abortionist answered in the affirmative. She also stated the woman had vomited, apparently before her vitals were stabilized.
In typical fashion, the abortionist attempted to silence the emergency vehicle. “If you could just not use your sire, your, you know, your sirens, the noise,” she said.
The dispatcher informed the abortionist that she was not allowed to instruct the EMS professionals concerning the use of sirens, rather the determination is made based on the severity of the emergency.
Abortionists and abortion center staff make a habit of requesting a silent approach during 911 calls, highlighting their priority of hiding botched abortion cases over ensuring the quickest, safest emergency transfer of patients who are often suffering with life-threatening injuries.
This facility has been cited numerous times on inspection reports, including failures in the areas of quality management, filth, and botched abortions. In another case like this emergency, a woman suffered an incomplete abortion – her baby still alive inside her for weeks until a hospital performed a second abortion.
This Planned Parenthood in Richmond is just one more example of the legal, back-alley abortion facilities spread all over our great country,” said Newman. “The American public must be made aware of these far-too-common occurrences. That’s why we do what we do at Operation Rescue!”
