Posted on 09/07/2001 6:03:22 PM PDT by victim soul
A girl who says she underwent two abortions after being impregnated by an adult foster brother is suing Planned Parenthood.
The Glendale 15-year-old, who was 12 in the first instance, accuses Planned Parenthood of Central and Northern Arizona of having failed to give authorities required reports until after the second abortion.
The lawsuit filed Tuesday in Maricopa County Superior Court contends that the girl was subjected to continued molestation and sexual exploitation because the abortion provider didn't notify police or the state's Child Protective Services agency of her Nov. 10, 1998, abortion.
And that, the lawsuit claims in accusing Planned Parenthood of gross negligence, led to her second abortion six months later.
According to court records, the adult foster brother was sentenced in October to five years in prison and lifetime probation.
A Planned Parenthood spokeswoman, Beth Meyer-Lohse, said she could not discuss the case because it is in litigation but that the organization provides five to 10 such notifications a month.
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