Abortion Clinic That Killed Woman Can’t Find New Director

Preterm Cleveland, the infamous abortion operation that killed Lakisha Wilson in 2014 and has continued harming women, first announced its search for a new medical director last September on social media.

Just one month before Preterm admitted the vacancy, Operation Rescue reported shocking new details regarding a woman described by Preterm staff as “not breathing after a surgical procedure” when they called 911 to request emergency transport. The incident took place in November 2024, but it took months to gather intel, request records, and finally obtain the 911 audio records and computer-aided-dispatch report.

Complaints have also been filed with the Ohio Department of Health and the Ohio State Medical Board, but both complaints remain open.

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“Operation Rescue has been unable to determine if this unconscious woman survived,” says Troy Newman, President of Operation Rescue, “but you have to wonder if her harrowing experience is connected to the search for a new medical director – or to how long that search has gone on.”

Despite repeated promotional posts on social media, it appears Preterm still has not succeeded in finding a new medical director. On January 7, another plea was posted, this time directly mentioning the six-figure salary, and also offering the possibility of just working two days a week.

According to state law, Preterm’s medical director must also be an Ohio licensed medical doctor. However, it seems no doctors in Ohio have shown any interest in overseeing Preterm’s medical staff, perhaps because that staff recklessly injures women.

In April 2025, Lakesha Poe — another injured patient — filed a lawsuit against Preterm and abortionist Mitchell Reider which alleged the “nonconsensual insertion of a ParaGard IUD into [Poe’s] body.” Though no further details are given, the complaint states this assault was done “negligently, wantonly, willfully, and/or intentionally, with malice, and/or with reckless and conscious disregard of [Poe’s] rights and safety.”

Newman adds, “According to its ad, Preterm is willing to pay a Medical Director $135K a year to work just two days a week. That’s nearly $1300 a day, but no one seems to want it – and why would they? Preterm has proven again and again that it’s a heedless dump that does not care one iota about the lives of women or preborn children. Legitimate doctors need – and clearly will not – apply.”

Moreover, is Preterm currently operating with no medical director? Ohio state law requires all ambulatory surgical centers to have a medical director on staff, and Operation Rescue has already filed a complaint with the Ohio Department of Health regarding this possible violation.

“Abortion clinics believe they are above the law,” says Newman. “This one, in particular. Operation Rescue exists to challenge that belief, and to push for state officials to do their job, to enforce state laws, and to thoroughly investigate clinics when citizens bring them evidence of possible wrongdoing. Is Preterm trying to slide by with no medical director? Are Ohio officials turning a blind eye and, in doing so, further endangering women? Operation Rescue is here to find out.”

LifeNews Note: This article was originally published by Operation Rescue, a leading pro-life, Christian activist organization dedicated to exposing abortion abuses, demanding enforcement, saving innocent lives, and building an abortion-free America. The author, Sarah Neely, is Chief Operating Officer for Operation Rescue. 

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