Details shrouded in secrecy as third woman in a month injured at Rhode Island Planned Parenthood

Pro-life watchdog group Operation Rescue reports that a woman was injured recently at a Planned Parenthood facility in Providence, Rhode Island — the third known patient injured at the facility in just over a month.

Key Takeaways:

• Witnesses report a woman being taken from the Providence Planned Parenthood via ambulance on November 4.

• The incident was the third known injury in little more than a month.

• Rhode Island law makes it difficult to access public information records, such as 911 audio, which would alert the public to the specific injuries occurring.

• Women are routinely injured at abortion businesses, yet the majority of people are unaware that these injuries happen.

The Details:

On November 4, 2025, pro-life witnesses watched a fire truck and ambulance arrive at the abortion facility located at 175 Broad Street to transport a woman from the facility to a local hospital.

Unfortunately, little more is known about the woman's injury because the Computer-Aided Dispatch (CAD) report, which typically provides important information about medical complications, was so heavily redacted that it is impossible to know any information about the circumstances surrounding the medical emergency.

What is known is that this is the third time an ambulance was called to this Planned Parenthood abortion business in just over a month. Operation Rescue also reported two incidents on September 30. In the first, emergency responders were requested to transport a woman experiencing a “complication after procedure,” while just two hours later, help was again required for a patient “hemorrhaging after procedure.”

Zoom In:

According to Operation Rescue, though many states have laws that allow the pro-life organization access to 911 audio calls, Rhode Island law prohibits the release of such calls. That, in addition to the overly-redacted CAD reports, makes it very difficult to keep abortion businesses accountable when women are injured. As Operation Rescue notes:

Rhode Island’s prohibition on the disclosure of 911 audio recordings has far-reaching consequences beyond this single incident. This law prevents citizens, organizations, and families from accessing firsthand accounts of emergencies that occur in facilities like Planned Parenthood’s, effectively blocking meaningful public oversight. In addition, the heavily-redacted CAD transcript showing only the skeleton of date, time, and dispatch, raises further concerns about the welfare of the public in general and women in particular within Rhode Island.

Why It Matters:

Patient injuries at abortion businesses are not uncommon, though they are almost never reported in the mainstream media. Few women are aware that abortion carries significant risks and complications, including hemorrhage, extreme pain, nausea, infection, uterine perforation, and sepsis.

Some women have even died from abortion-related injuries, including Cree Erwin-Sheppard, Keisha Atkins, Holly Patterson, Laura Hope Smith, Marla Cardamone, Christin Gilbert, and Jennifer Morbelli.

When important information and patient injuries are hidden from the public, more women are at risk of being seriously injured.

The Bottom Line:

Operation Rescue President Troy Newman said his organization will continue to fight for full transparency when it comes to revealing what takes place inside abortion businesses.

“Operation Rescue maintains that women deserve full disclosure about the risks associated with abortion and the true safety record of facilities like Planned Parenthood. When emergencies occur and information is withheld—not just from pro-life advocates, but from the public at large—it undermines trust and raises serious concerns about patient safety and regulatory oversight," Newman said.

“The cause of the November 4 emergency remains unknown—but the silence surrounding it speaks volumes. Operation Rescue will continue to seek answers and to stand for the public’s right, and especially a woman’s right, to know the truth about what happens behind the closed doors of abortion facilities.”