Her Story - Tiller's Patient "Denise" Speaks Out

When I spoke with the receptionist on the phone, I thought everything would be alright. She seemed nice enough. Upon my arrival at the clinic, things seemed alright. My significant other and I were treated decent. I was the fourth person to sign in that day, I am assuming how they know who goes next. I was told that I would need extra medication because I was a heavier set woman. We arrived at 12:30 P.M. I filled out all the paperwork and signed all the medical releases.

The first thing they did was take three of us to a room were we watched a video on how the procedure was done. After that was finished we went back to the waiting room which was filled by that time. I waited a little bit longer and then they took four of us back to talk with the doctor about the procedure and get a sonogram. I am not sure how accurate the sonogram machine is but I know I was 6 weeks and two days when I had the abortion, and the doctor said I was 9 weeks. Big difference. I don't know what the rules are, but I was not shown the sonogram, I did peak on my way out, thinking it would make me change my mind.

Needless to say, I went back to the waiting room and waited for them to call me back to give me my prescription and post abortion directions, my "party pack" as the employee called it. It sure didn't feel like a party. When I returned to the waiting room, my significant other assumed that I had the procedure done. I wrote him a note and told him I felt like a cow awaiting slaughter, and that is exactly how it seemed. About 15 minutes later we were taken back to the business office to pay our fee.

It was finally time to head back for the procedure, I was put in a room and told to undress from the waist down. I sat in the room like that for 45 minutes waiting for someone to come in. Finally I had the lady from the business office come in with a trainee and she showed her how to prepare me for the procedure. I was put in stirrups and stayed that way for the next 15 minutes until the doctor came in. She injected a pain killer into my arm and after that everything was a blur. I do remember hearing the dreaded vacuum turn on. After the doctor left, I began to cry. I couldn't believe I just laid there and let them do that to me and my baby. I was assisted up and taken to recovery alongside at least 4 other women, with no privacy, all the curtains were open. I laid on the bed and cried. The "nurse" Edna asked me if I was in pain, I told no, I was emotionally distressed. She treated me so poorly. As well as the rest of the women in recovery.

They brought in the chaplain and I found it funny that they were telling me it was ok that I murdered my child. I know I went through the abortion, but by no means am I pro choice. I hate myself for this. The chaplain sat with me for awhile and then I went to the rest room, I guess they need to make sure the plumbing is working before they release you. I went and sat down and began to get nauseous. I asked the doctor if the pain medication would do this and she said it wouldn't. At least three of the six women in the room were all nauseous. Edna wanted me to come over and get checked out, blood pressure basically, I think she was suppose to take my temperature but she didn't do that either. Probably wanted me out of there so I did not upset the other women.

It was weird when I was released, instead of going back through the clinic they called the people we came with and had them meet us at this emergency exit. I guess they didn't want to scare the women that were awaiting the procedure. I was amazed at all the people. On the day I went, at least 25 babies lost there lives. There were a few lucky women that the doctors didn't get their hands on. When they went back for the sonogram, they could not find a baby.

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This account was edited only lightly for spelling and grammar. The information in brackets [like this] is information that was changed to protect the identity of this woman.

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