An Illinois abortionist faces a lawsuit after botching an abortion so badly he left half of the baby’s body inside the mother.
A medical negligence lawsuit filed against a Champaign, Illinois abortionist alleges he left half of an unborn baby inside a woman’s body after a botched abortion, causing her to undergo emergency surgery. The suit, filed last week in the Circuit Court of Champaign County, names abortionist Keith Reisinger-Kindle (pictured) and his Equity Clinic abortion center as defendants.
The plaintiff, identified as Jane Doe, underwent an abortion at the abortion center on April 1 and 2, 2023. According to the lawsuit, Reisinger-Kindle perforated the woman’s uterus during the procedure, leaving a hole “about the size of a quarter or half-dollar” and failing to remove significant portions of the baby’s body. When Doe reported severe cramps afterward, the doctor allegedly instructed her to take Tylenol and laxatives rather than providing immediate medical attention.
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Days later, on April 5, the woman required emergency surgery to remove the remaining baby parts. A medical report by an obstetrician/gynecologist, included in the court filings, states that Reisinger-Kindle “deviated from a reasonable standard of care” by perforating the uterus, failing to recognize the injury, and not thoroughly examining the baby’s remains post-procedure. The report asserts that an adequate examination would have revealed the incomplete abortion.
The lawsuit further claims that Reisinger-Kindle refused to provide information to a surgeon involved in the emergency procedure, citing patient privacy, though he later spoke with Doe without mentioning the earlier conversation. The plaintiff, a mother of four, is seeking unspecified damages for the physical and emotional toll of the ordeal.
Reisinger-Kindle opened Equity Clinic in 2022 following the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, which shifted abortion regulation to the states. Illinois has since become a hub for out-of-state abortions, with nearly 17,000 women traveling to the state in 2022 alone, according to the Illinois Department of Public Health.
This case echoes other reported incidents of botched abortions. In February 2025, LifeNews.com reported that a Planned Parenthood clinic in Virginia allegedly failed to remove all of the baby;s body during an abortion, later inserting an IUD into the still-pregnant woman, who only discovered the error after experiencing complications.
Similarly, in 2016, LifeNews.com detailed a late-term abortion in Michigan where part of a baby’s head was left inside the mother’s womb, requiring subsequent surgery.
Neither Reisinger-Kindle nor Equity Clinic immediately responded to requests for comment. The lawsuit is pending, with a court date yet to be scheduled.
