Posted on 06/25/2007 10:53:02 AM PDT by PR4MRC2007
A California woman has filed a medical malpractice and wrongful death lawsuit against Planned Parenthood, alleging that the abortion provider contributed to her daughter's death.
Edrica Goode, 21, died in February from toxic shock syndrome (TSS) after cervical dilators used to prepare her body for the abortion procedure helped spread an existing bacterial infection, according to the lawsuit, filed in Riverside, Calif., Superior Court last week.
The suit alleges that a Planned Parenthood employee placed the dilators in Goode's cervix after noticing the existing bacterial infection and despite "common knowledge" that the dilators can contribute to the spread of infections.
It also alleges that when Goode failed to return to the clinic for the procedure the following day as planned -- because she was disabled by the infection -- Planned Parenthood did not make a sufficiently strong effort to warn Goode about the dangers of leaving the dilators inside her, or of their possible connection to her infection.
The lawsuit seeks medical, funeral and legal costs as well as "general damages" but does not specify the amount that Goode's mother, Aletheia Meloncon, is seeking.
The suit, filed on behalf of Meloncon by her lawyer, Jack Schuler, alleges that Goode's death was "a direct result of medical treatment she received from Planned Parenthood and a follow-up treatment she received from Riverside County health-care providers."
The county of Riverside is listed as a co-defendant because, according to the suit, doctors failed to examine Goode when she checked in, resulting in the dilators remaining in place for days and furthering her infection.
The suit charges that Planned Parenthood and county health workers "so carelessly and negligently provided medical services and failed to provide medical services ... so as to cause the death of Edrica Goode."
Schuler did not respond to requests for comment Friday. A spokesman for Planned Parenthood of San Diego and Riverside Counties did not respond to requests for comment Friday.
Troy Newman, president of the pro-life group Operation Rescue, told Cybercast News Service that no pro-life groups are directly involved in the litigation because "there's no need for any pro-life groups to get involved. Schuler's doing a fine job suing the pants off these people."
But Newman did use the case as an opportunity to criticize the abortion provider. "The abortion cartel can pretend that abortion is safe, but the mounting body count says otherwise," he said in a statement.
"We pray that the Riverside Planned Parenthood will close and those responsible for the tragic death of Edrica Goode will be required to pay the full penalty under the law," he said.
“Safe, Legal, and Rare” alert.
Planned Parenthood - “Killing. It’s what we do.”
This underscores the paradox that even as abortion is considered nothing more than a “medical procedure”, the people who peform this “medical procedure” are exempt from all professional and legal codes of medical practice.
Planned Parenthood is probably upset that someone got two for the price of one.
I wonder if there is a smart lawyer out there who could sue the estate of Edrica Goode for any proceeds on behalf of the fetus/baby on the SAME exact grounds...
Anecdote. One year a heckler at the Boston March for Life yelled, "what about the women who die from botched abortions?" I yelled back, "what about the baby women in the womb?" She shut up.
Open a Planned Parenthood clinic. It’s so profitable you’ll make a killing!
Ghouls.
The suit alleges that a Planned Parenthood employee placed the dilators in Goode’s cervix after noticing the existing bacterial infection
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An existing bacterial infection that she could see with the naked eye?? Now: Thats some infection.
I am pro-life, anti-abortion, and abhor the abortion industry. There is always bacteria in the vagina. Toxic shock happens even w/ normal female cycles. Doubt this suit goes very far on the grounds listed unless she had pelvic inflammatory disease (PID). If the doctors missed the diagnosis later, that’s a different story.
But you don’t understand it’s all about helping the poor woman in her time of need, and oh yes there is a huge cash payment that needs to be paid FIRST.
As a woman, hearing the words “cervical dialators” several times caused me to cross my legs! When she went to the second medical facility, shouldn’t she have told them she had the dialators in? Another cautionary tale about the evils of abortion.
“When she went to the second medical facility, shouldn’t she have told them she had the dialators in? Another cautionary tale about the evils of abortion.”
Perhaps she was too sick to tell them. Perhaps she didn’t know. Perhaps she did and they either didnt understand or forgot.
I find it amazing how abortion providers get away with things like this.
Her thing was all infected and nasty and the doctor couldn’t see it?
Well, it’s not like they get top-flight medical professionals to shred babies at abortion slaughterhouses.
Indeed. People fail to equate a "successful" abortion with the homicide that it is.
Some call this “women’s health care” and believe our tax dollars should fund it.
A worthy sacrifice to the goddess of killing on demand would be the PP-hood take on this woman’s death ... can’t acknowledge this minor mistake if it endangers the greater rites of the ghouls.
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