Revealed: Top UK Abortion Clinic Paid Bonuses for Encouraging Abortions

Society for the Protection of Unborn Children : Oct 27, 2017
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The report said women who had decided not to have an abortion—and were less than five and a half weeks pregnant—"were being called and offered a later appointment." Inspectors found evidence that this was a policy across all 70 Marie Stopes clinics in the UK.

(United Kingdom) — [LifeSiteNews] Britain's Care Quality Commission has published a new inspection report on the Marie Stopes clinic in Maidstone, Kent, that reveals a catalogue of abuses and safety violations as well as a "culture that worked against patient choice." (Photo Credit: LifeSiteNews)

Bonuses for abortions

The front page of the Daily Mail led with the finding that the clinic 'paid its staff bonuses for encouraging women to go through with procedures.' The report states that: "staff were concerned that 'Did Not Proceed', the term used when women decided not to proceed with treatment, was measured as a KPI (key performance indicator) and linked to their performance bonus. They felt that this encouraged staff to ensure that patients underwent procedures."

Staff were concerned that this created "a culture that worked against patient choice," said the report. "One staff member described it as 'feeling like a hamster in a wheel' and said the word, 'Cattle market' came up quite a lot."

Chasing women

The report said women who had decided not to have an abortion—and were less than five and a half weeks pregnant—"were being called and offered a later appointment." Inspectors found evidence that this was a policy across all 70 Marie Stopes clinics in the UK.

Marie Stopes denied the claims, saying "It is categorically untrue that any member of our staff receives a performance-related bonus for the number of clients they treat," and "We do not contact clients who have chosen not to proceed with treatment."

However, women have been coming forward to confirm this aggressive pushing of abortion by Marie Stopes staff. Catholic media commentator Caroline Farrow told SPUC that after booking an abortion for 1.30 p.m. at the Marie Stopes in Whitfield Street in 2003, she called the clinic and asked for counselling, as she was unsure about her decision. They offered her counselling at 1 p.m. the same day. "When I asked them to cancel the appointment for the abortion as I only wanted counselling, they told me it was best to keep it in place because I didn't know what my decision would be and that I might not be able to get another in time as they were very busy & fully booked. I cancelled the whole thing, including counselling, as I felt I might end up being pressurised. They then rang me back, at work, about a week later to check I didn't need another appointment. They rang me at home too…

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