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===South Bend abortionist with 2,246 baby corpses in his home===

===South Bend abortionist with 2,246 baby corpses in his home===

Mayor Buttigieg defended [[Ulrich Klopfer]], the only abotionist in South Bend,, when his license was under attack. He provided the administrative firepower necessary to overturn a zoning decision that would have allowed a pro-life pregnancy center next door to the abortionist.<ref>https://www.redstate.com/streiff/2019/09/14/pete-buttigiegs-association-abortionist-stockpiled-baby-corpses-home-hardly-surprising/</ref>

In Buttigieg’s first year in office, a pro-life crisis pregnancy center wanted to open next door to [[Ulrich Klopfer]], the only abotionist in South Bend. The pro-life group promised to not allow demonstrators to use their property, but Buttigieg intervened to prevent the rescue center from getting permission to open.<ref>https://www.redstate.com/streiff/2019/09/14/pete-buttigiegs-association-abortionist-stockpiled-baby-corpses-home-hardly-surprising/</ref>

The home belonging to Klopfer, now deceased, was found to contain 2,246 remains of dead babies. Klopfer was forcibly retired in 2015, and his clinic closed, after it was found he’d performed abortions on at least two girls under 13 years of age and violated state law by not reporting it. This is the worst case:

Klopfer was forcibly retired in 2015, and his clinic closed, after it was found he performed abortions on at least two girls under 13 years of age and violated state law by not reporting it. ''The New York Times'' reported that Klopfer was found guilty of five of the nine charges he faced by the Indiana Medical Licensing Board, including failing to report an abortion he performed on a 13-year-old, failing to exercise reasonable care, and violating documentation and notice requirements.<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/14/us/dr-ulrich-klopfer-fetal-remains.html</ref>  The ''Fort Wayne Journal Gazette'' reported many of the board members were shocked by Klopfer’s attitude regarding the case of a 10-year-old girl who had been raped by her uncle. The doctor failed to notify the police even after learning that the parents were going to keep the matter secret. One board member stated that what bothered her most was Klopfer’s striking lack of medical judgment and competence.

In particular, according to the ''Fort Wayne Journal Gazette'', many of the board members were shocked by Klopfer’s attitude regarding the case of a 10-year-old girl who had been raped by her uncle. The doctor failed to notify the police even after learning that the parents were going to keep the matter secret. One board member stated that what bothered her most was Klopfer’s striking lack of medical judgment and competence.

When Klopfer died in 2019, his family found 2,246 corpses of dead babies preserved in jars in his home.  

''The New York Times'' reports that Klopfer was found guilty of five of the nine charges he faced by the Indiana Medical Licensing Board, including failing to report an abortion he performed on a 13-year-old, failing to exercise reasonable care, and violating documentation and notice requirements.<ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2019/09/14/us/dr-ulrich-klopfer-fetal-remains.html</ref>

After Klopfer's forced retirement, a Texas based franchise chain with locations in five states moved into South Bend.  Whole Woman's Health committed dozens of health and safety violations in three Texas facilities between 2011 and 2017, including the lack of a registered nurse on staff, inadequate sterilization of equipment, and missing [[fentanyl]] stock.  The Indiana State Department of Health denied Whole Woman's Health of South Bend's license application due to a lack of "reputable and responsible character." 

Buttigieg's presidential campaign touted his support of Whole Woman's Health.<ref>https://freebeacon.com/politics/buttigieg-continues-support-for-abortion-provider-with-troubled-history/</ref>

 

Whole Woman's Health, a chain of abortion clinics with seven locations in five states, committed dozens of health and safety violations in three Texas facilities between 2011 and 2017, including the lack of a registered nurse on staff, inadequate sterilization of equipment, and missing fentanyl stock.  The Indiana State Department of Health denied Whole Woman's Health of South Bend's license application due to a lack of "reputable and responsible character." A spokesman for Buttigieg's presidential campaign touted his support for Whole Woman's Health.<ref>https://freebeacon.com/politics/buttigieg-continues-support-for-abortion-provider-with-troubled-history/</ref>

In April 2018, Buttigieg vetoed a South Bend Common Council rezoning decision that would have allowed a pro-life pregnancy center, Women's Care Center, to open next door to Whole Woman's Health.

In April 2018, Buttigieg vetoed a South Bend Common Council rezoning decision that would have allowed a pro-life pregnancy center, Women's Care Center, to open next door to Whole Woman's Health.