Hilltop Women’s Reproductive Center, Dr. Theard – El Paso -INACTIVE

On Tuesday afternoon, a divided three-judge panel of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily blocked Yeakel’s ruling and gave both sides until 5 p.m. Friday to submit their legal briefs on the matter.

"Patients will suffer serious and irreparable harm in the absence of a temporary restraining order," wrote Judge Lee Yeakel, a George W. Bush-appointee, in his nine-page opinion. "The attorney general's interpretation of the Executive Order prevents Texas women from exercising what the Supreme Court has declared is their fundamental constitutional right to terminate a pregnancy before a fetus is viable."

"Health Care professionals and facilities, including abortion providers, must immediately stop all medically unnecessary surgeries and procedures to preserve resources to fight COVID-19 Pandemic. […] Failure to comply with an executive order issued by the governor related to the COVID-19 disaster can result in penalties of up to $1,000 or 180 days of jail time."

Operation Rescue's Special Report on TX Abortion abuses in PDF format

Corporate registration for Theard & Martinez Enterprises, LLC, aka Hilltop Women's Reproductive Center (El Paso abortion clinic). Theard is director.

Theard is director or board member of several corporations, including the Women's Reproductive Clinic of NM (Sunland Park), and the Hilltop Women's Reproductive Clinic (El Paso). Both are abortion clinics. Note the home mailing address listed for the NM abortion clinic, rather than the commercial business address.

Statement of deficiencies & plan of correction.

Inspection report shows numerous violations and deficiencies, including: violating the waiting period of 2 hours for the woman to look over the required information and see/hear her sonogram so she can consider her decision without pressure before she makes an abortion decision, violating the judicial bypass requirement for minors having an abortion, violating the requirement to verbally explain sonogram images to minors before they have an abortion, failure to provide patients with the name and phone of the nearest hospital to their home if an emergency arises from the abortion, sonogram probe taped and not effectively cleaned, ultrasound gel with potential bacterial growth between patients, failure to ensure that sterilization equipment was maintained and operated to accurately sterilize critical items,

Hill Top Women's Reproductive Clinic is assessed an administrative penalty of $5,350.00 and 12 months probated suspension of license for numerous severe health code violations.

Hilltop worker coaches minor to cross state lines to avoid TX parental notification laws.