18-year-old rushed to hospital after injury at Chicago Planned Parenthood

An 18-year-old woman was reportedly rushed to the hospital for a uterine perforation injury following an abortion at a Chicago Planned Parenthood in March, according to pro-life watchdog group Operation Rescue.

Key Takeaways:

• An 18-year-old patient was injured at the Chicago Near North Planned Parenthood in March.

• She experienced a uterine perforation, which is a serious injury that can cause severe hemorrhaging, internal bleeding, and even death.

• The same facility allegedly injured a woman in December and then kicked her out on the sidewalk, leaving her to call an ambulance for herself.

• Illinois does not license or inspect abortion facilities in the state.

The Details:

On March 4, an employee at the Planned Parenthood Near North abortion business in Chicago called 911 for a patient who suffered a uterine perforation following an abortion procedure.

During the 911 audio recording, the employee tells the dispatcher the teen patient experienced a uterine perforation following an abortion procedure, resulting in the abortionist inserting a foley catheter to try and stop the bleeding. "Right, right because she's bleeding out," the dispatcher commented, expressing the seriousness of the injury.

The Computer-Aided Dispatch (CAD) report for the incident indicates it received an “A1” priority designation, which is the highest designation for serious and/or life threatening emergencies.

Uterine perforation, in which a surgical abortion instrument tears the uterine wall, is a significant risk and can result in severe hemorrhaging, internal bleeding, and even death.

“Uterine perforation is not a minor complication,” said Operation Rescue President Troy Newman. “And abortion clinics are not equipped to deal with such a life-threatening injury that can permanently harm a young woman’s reproductive system or even claim her life. Abortion facilities cannot continue to portray these procedures as ‘safe, routine, and harmless' while women are being gravely injured and some even die."

Zoom Out:

As Operation Rescue pointed out, abortion facilities in the state of Illinois are not required to meet any licensing or inspection requirements. This significant lack of oversight has allowed these dangerous businesses to injure women with no repercussions.

In 2025, there were 21 known injuries at Illinois abortion businesses — a number that may be underreported, as pro-life witnesses are not always on-hand to document ambulance arrivals. One of those injuries occurred at this same Chicago Near North Planned Parenthood, in which the facility allegedly kicked out a woman who was injured so significantly following her abortion procedure that she couldn't stand. The woman, in tears, called an ambulance for herself from the sidewalk outside the facility.

About an hour south of Chicago, in Champaign-Urbana, abortionist Keith Reisinger-Kindle botched a woman's abortion so badly that he perforated her uterus and left half of her second-trimester baby's body inside her. For this, the state of Illinois fined him a mere $5,000, made him take 20 hours of continuing medical education, and allowed him to go right back to work as an abortionist.

The Bottom Line:

Abortion is not only deadly to preborn children, it's also dangerous to women. Despite this, Illinois lawmakers continue to pass laws to make abortion easier to access with information about injuries more difficult to obtain, while letting abortion businesses continue to harm women without any ramifications.