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I said it in the PM and I'll say it here... Got a link/source?

Also, I imagine it's not the man's actions that aren't seeing news, as much as it is that the latest report you have of this man is because the last incident listed occured back in 1995 (and that one doesn't even sound like it's a report on the same clinic).

In short, I doubt the article's authenticity/validity.

Does this seem like a safe place for women? Would you take your daughter to have surgery here? Would you recommend ANYONE no matter how dire their circumstances, allowing this man to perform any sort of surgery? This is simply the filth, it does not even begin to cover the fact that he may rape you while you are unconcious.

* "Filthy rest room with no tiolet paper"
* "Reports of unsterile instruments being used in operating room"
* Fumes perservering after anesthesia
* No registered nurse at the facility
* Akpulonu performing abortions alone, with no assistant
* "No scrub room and inadequate supply of gowns and gloves"
* Blood on floor and curtains of the operating room
* The facility was operating with an expired license
* Blood specimins were discarded rather than sent to a lab for testing

When inspectors returned in August and September of 1991, they found:

* "Employees were trained to clean hoses used in medical procedures in running cold water by working the hoses manually to flush out all blood and tissue."
* "Gloves were not worn."
* "Employees were trained to dump tissue jars into the sink and run the contents through the garbage disposal."
* "All instruments were rinsed in cold water in the sink and put in the autoclave, which was rusty and too small to permit closing of the lid when the instruments were in it"
* There were no pathology reports on abortion tissues.
* Disposable plastic syringes were being re-used.
* "The clinic smelled of rotting tissues, the surgery room was splattered with blood and some other rooms were filled with dust."
* "Rat droppings were found in the surgery room and in the hall."

Despite these filthy conditions, Akpulonu's clinic remained open. A May 1993 inspection found:

* "Repsondent did not use gloves during medical procedures and advised his medical assistants that they did not need to use gloves unless they had a cut on their finger or hand."
* "Repsondent brought his entire staff into the examination room to observe a patient who had a severe case of genital warts."
* No pathology reports were done on abortion tissues.
* There was no refrigeration for blood and tissue samples or for medications.
* There was "no on-site equipment for handling emergencies."
* Fetuses less than 18 to 24 weeks were flushed down the garbage disposal.
* Equipment was not properly sterilized between procedures.

Still Akpulonu's facility managed to remain open. A July/August 1993 inspection found:

* Staff were now flushing fetuses of less than five months down the toilet.
* Staff were not trained in infection control.
* Equipment was still not being sterilized between procedures.
* "Employees assisting in medical procedures were not provided aprons, masks or hair covers."
* Staff were re-using single use equipment "such as plastic equipment inserted in patients' vaginas and tubing that transported products of conception."

Even this was not enough to close Akpulonu's clinic down. A September, 1993 inspection found:

* A foul odor in exam rooms
* A dirty autoclave containing rusty, dirty, tissue-encrusted instruments
* An employee containing dirty equipment without wearing gloves because the employee had been instructed by Akpulonu "that if the employee sesired to work at respondent's clinic, the employee would not wear gloves when dealing with bodily fluids."
* When the employee indicated intent to report this to health authorities, Akpulonu told the employee he would see to it that the employee never got another job in the health care field.

Still Akpulonu remained in business. A February 1994 inspection found:

* Blood products improperly stored in improperly labeled, leaking containers
* No soap, antiseptic, or towels at hanswashing facilities
* Improper storage of hazardous waste
* Inadequate personal protective equipent for staff.
* Missing emergency equipment
* Poor housekeeping
* Improper record keeping
* "Training was inapprpopriately given by and employee with only one week of employment and did not include information on the handling of an exposure incident."

The facility still remained open. A March 1994 inspection found:

* IV needles were not disposed of properly.
* There were improperly labeled blood products stored in open cupboards.
* There were still no towels at the handwashing site.
* The emergency exit was blocked.
* There wre no gowns, face shields, or goggles for staff.
* The emergency equipment was still missing
* The housekeeping was still poor.
* The record keeping was still inadequate.
* "Biohazardous waste was improperly stored in paper boxes."
* "Maintenance room contained an unlabeled and blocked electrical panel as well as a floor covered with large wires creating a hazard."


All of these are PRIOR to any formal complaint. These conditions have existed for years. I ask you this: why would this man stop preforming abortions? He has been using shady licensing for years, it will not stop. This man needs to be taken into custody so no more women are harmed.

Veled accused me of using this as a pro-life ploy. For once I can say the fetus' are not the ones most at risk at coming to a clinic such as this. This abhorant lack of regard for the health or mental health of these women is mindboggling.

Veled-I have little respect for you if you can not see that both the pro-choice and pro-life sides should be working to ensure that clinics such as these are shut down, and the abortionists are arrested. This is not political and I am flabergasted that you would assume it to be. The women who brought these charges against this man were obviously not pro-life. One was a clinic worker, three were patients. These women's health is in danger as long as this man and others like him are practicing.


To prove that I am not simply attack all abortionists I will give you an example of a man who does a remarkable job protecting his patients safety. Though I do not agree with his profession I can recognize that women who go to him have a reasonable expectation of safety.

http://www.drhern.com/

As I said, I do not agree with him in the slightest, but I and other pro-lifers can recognize that he cares for the safety of his patients. If women are going to get abortions, I would much rather they go to this man who will do everything in his power to ensure their wellbeing than to a man who may kill their bodies with insturments coated in old fetal tissue or their minds and souls by raping and molesting them.

I understand that their is an assumption that if abortion is made illegal more of the quacks will come out to harm women. I believe the quacks are already out-only now they are protected by law.

Who know's how many clinics it IS happening at. This clinic was investigated 7 times in 4 years and every investigation showed horrible things. Every time it was allowed to stay open. That's REALLY disturbing.

True! whee

...Did you look these up?

California Medical Board Accusation No. 17-95-46707
Medical Board Accusation D-5286

There is a lot of sick people... *shivers* >.< This is the second story I heard about a docter raping someone. Next time I go to get a check-up, I'll be freaking out. D=

Alot of what you list is completely wrong. If some of the stuff you listen were true such as rust instruments, not sterilizing instruments the right way, cockroaches, no containers for biohazardous materioals, used needles, if all this were true. Then there would be a law-suite. All those things would be illeagal. An abortion clinic is not much different then a hospital or the dentist office. The only difference is the tools and the purpose. Finding internet resources isn't trustfull at all. The internet can be full of lies.
For accurate information, go visit an abortion clinic, call an abortion clinic, or ask one of the nurses or doctors that work in these places for information on the conditions of abortion clinics.

Unless you have living proof to back it up, I'm not going to believe anything posted in your 'first complaint'.

I'm completely pro-life, but I educate myself with all the facts before I go about giving information. I'll end up visiting abortion clinics myself sometimes soon, just to get more information on the matter, and to concider the views of those who abort. This way I can atleast have a educated arguement with an open mind. I remain 100 percent anti-abortion.

Now for the stories. We cant trust them all to be true. Infact some of these stories are directly related to the fears women have. I'm not saying all these stories are false.

I dont mean to be insulting, but I am not going to assume, or get worked up about it unless I have all the facts.