Formal
Complaints
Ask Michigan AG for Criminal Investigation of Abortionist
Hodari
LANSING, Mich. - Operation Rescue has filed formal complaints against
abortionist Alberto Hodari with the Michigan Attorney General's office
and with the Michigan Department of Community Health, asking for
investigations in to criminal misconduct in the alleged forced abortion
of Caitlin Bruce last year.
Ms. Bruce filed a civil suit against Hodari in June. In her suit, she
says she withdrew her consent for an abortion after seeing her baby on
an ultrasound. She accuses Hodari and his assistant of holding her down
and covering her mouth to muffle her screams while Hodari viciously
forced an abortion upon her.
"We have filed the appropriate complaints to insure that the correct
authorities are also investigating possible criminal charges and causes
for discipline against Hodari's medical license," said Operation Rescue
President Troy Newman.
Judy Climer, director of Flint Right to Life, has also filed a
separate, similar complaint with the Michigan Attorney General.
Bruce never filed her own criminal complaint because "she was young and
knew it wouldn't bring her baby back," according to a story that
appeared Sunday in the Flint Journal.
"While these complaints are too late to help Ms. Bruce, they may serve
to prevent this horror from being inflicted upon other women," said
Newman. "In fact, evidence shows that Hodari has likely forced
abortions on women for at least two decades."
The Flint Journal article indicated that an abortion clinic employee
present during Bruce's abortion said in a statement that was filed with
the suit that Hodari told Bruce that he would not do her abortion and
was sending her home, but instead forced the abortion on her. He then
grinned as he completed the abortion.
Another woman recently told of a similar experience with Hodari in
1988. Jennifer McCoy never considered abortion and had been taken to
Hodari's clinic at age 16 under the pretence of receiving a routine
obstetrical examination. Hodari assured her that he was only examining
her to determine how far along she was, when suddenly Jennifer felt the
sharp pain of the abortion.
"These two accounts are far too similar to be a coincidence," said
Newman. "Even though Hodari denies any wrongdoing, he has also made it
clear that he believes abortionists have a 'license to lie.' We are
convinced that he lied to Mrs. McCoy, he lied to Ms. Bruce, and now
he's lying about his culpability in these horrific crimes. Hodari's
behavior is that of a maniac that has likely been abusing women for at
least 20 years. It is time that the legal system brings his reign of
terror to an end."
Contact: Troy
Newman, Cheryl Sullenger
Source:
Operation Rescue
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November 30, 2009
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