Woman Rushed to ER After Botched Abortion: Her Lips Turned Blue as She Suffered Seizures

On September 12, a 911 call was placed from an abortion clinic in a suburb of Chicago, Illinois: Access Health Center. The caller reported a woman of unknown age having seizures after the abortionist started administering local anesthesia. She was unresponsive, with “blue lips” and signs of shock, indicating dangerously insufficient oxygen in her body. According to the caller, the “doctor” was getting ready for a surgical abortion. Apparently this patient had chosen an abortion with local anesth