Trust Women Wichita — (formerly South Wind Women’s Center)

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An ‘Anonymous’ Citizen Seems More Like an Abortion Clinic Staffer in 911 Recording 

In spring/summer of 2024, Abbey Hardy-Fairbanks became medical director of Trust Women Wichita following implosion which included firing of Christina Bourne, former medical director.

Temporarily closed as of May 23, 2024. Reopened in July 2024. Offering ONLY abortion services (pill abortions until 11 weeks, and surgical up to legal limit) — no “gender affirming” or family planning services.

Press Release: Operation Rescue Calls for Major Investigation into Wichita Mega Abortion Clinic  

‘Trust Women’ Abortion Facility in Kansas Betrays the Trust of Pregnant Women: Keeps Butchering Them, published 8/25/23, occurred 8/11/23

“Woman Rushed to ER and Hospitalized: Dangerous Hemorrhage at Trust Women Abortion Facility,” published 8/4/23, occurred 7/14/23

KANSAS: BOTCHED Abortion After Key Pro-Life Vote Fails (8/22/22 Report)

Third Botched Abortion in Under Four Months at Kansas Abortion Facility Shows Urgency in Passing Pro-Life Amendment, 6/9/2022

Woman Hemorrhaged Out of Control After Abortion at Wichita Facility.  Look Who is Running It. 4/13/2022

Valentine’s Day Massacre?  Hemorrhaging Woman Rushed to Hospital After Botched Abortion, 2/15/2022

Palm Sunday Botched Abortion in Wichita, Kansas, Happens Days after Gov. Kelly Orders Abortion Facilities to Stay Open, 4/6/2020

Abortion Clinic Worker Gives Pro-Life Leader Bag of Vomit from Sick Woman During Raucous Weekend of Abortions, 3/31/2020

California Abortionist Exposed to COVID-19 Conducted Abortions in Kansas Despite Not Being Tested, Pro-Life Leader Says, 3/25/2020

Kansas Abortion Facility Requests No Sirens for Woman Suffering a Stroke, 8/8/2019

911 Recording: “Trust Women” Abortion Mill Leaves Woman Lacerated, Hemorrhaging, 11/8/2018

Former clinic abortionist: Allen S. Palmer

Former clinic abortionist: Cheryl Ann Chastine

Former clinic abortionist: Robin Bresette

Former clinic abortionist: Thomas Russell Horton, Jr

Former clinic abortionist: Leslie Ellen F. Page

Former clinic abortionist: Sara Beth Pentlicky

Former clinic abortionist: Andrea Chiavarini

Former clinic abortionist: Maya A. Bass

Desperate 911 Call: Abortion Being Forced on Scared Teen at Wichita Abortion Clinic Dec. 1, 2015

BOTCHED ABORTION: Ambulance Transports Patient From Wichita Abortion Clinic in Former Tiller Building 03/26/2015

Students, Congressman Brave Arctic Temperatures to Pray for an End to Abortion

Man Attacks, Threatens to Shoot, Pro-Life Activist Outside Abortion Clinic in Wichita, Kansas

Postcards Featuring Abortion Victim Photo Spark Controversy in Kansas

Abortionists Jump Ship from Wichita Abortion Clinic as Fines and Scrutiny Mount 

FEC Issues Two New Deficiency Letters to Wichita Abortion Clinic Owner

Complaints Filed Against Wichita Abortion Clinic Owner Over Missing $37,000 in PAC Contributions

Elderly, blind, pro-life activist arrested for attempting to stop abortion guard from stealing sign

Clinic founder and former CEO is Julie Burhart. Now founder at Wellspring Health Access in Casper, Wyoming and owner of The Hope Clinic For Women in Granite City, Illinois.

Clinic Staff: Rebecca Tong (Co-Executive Director), Schaunta James-Boyd (Co-Executive Director), Zack Gingrich-Gaylord (Communications Director), Myfanwy Jensen-Fellows (Advocacy Director), Ashley Brink (Clinic Director), Kailey Voellinger (Clinic Director).

Opened April 2013

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Misc Documents

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  "The doctors bringing abortion care from SF General to Wichita" 7/27/23

  Jennifer Kerns preforming abortions at Trust Women Wichita. Jennifer sees a some of 70 patients in a 48 hour period. A spokesperson for Trust Women says they see around 750 women a month.
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  Trust Women Wichita 24-HR Consent

  Current as of 04/12/2022. Lists all abortionists with information about each at the bottom of the form.
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  Trust Women Wichita 24-HR Consent

  Current as of 12/11/2021. Lists all abortionists with information about each at the bottom of the form.
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  Trust Women Wichita 24-HR Consent -- 10-27-2020

  Dated 10/27/2020. Lists current abortionists: Ruth Lehman, M.D., Juliet Marsh, M.D., Rebecca Taub, M.D., Christina Bourne, M.D., Abbey Hardy-Fairbanks, M.D.
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  Kansas fight shows how election reforms may favor one side

  AP article from 4/14/2021. Clinic owner Julie Burkhart admits to ballot harvesting and defends the practice. Opposes bill to stop it.
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  CAD Transcript-Forced Abortion Incident 11112015

  Nov. 11, 2015 - Computer Aided Dispatch Printout from 911 call placed by Mom whose daughter was being forced to have an abortion. Was being held against her will at abortion clinic.
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  Police Report Re Alleged Forced Abortion 11112015

  Nov. 11, 2015 - Police Report related to an alleged forced abortion incident involving a high school student who was being held against her will at the abortion clinic. Owner Julie Burkhart blocked police from checking on the welfare of the girl.
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  Trust Women Annual Report 2014-2015

  Details abortion clinic information, stats, board members, etc.
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  South Wind Women's Center - Final-24-Hour-Informed-Consent - 2013

  Patient informed consent form - Allen S. Palmer, D.O., and Cheryl Chastine, MD, listed as abortionists.
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  South Wind Women's Center -- Abortionist list -- Kansas 24-Hour Informed Consent -April 2018

  April 2018 abortionist list includes: Colleen McNicholas, DO, Leslie Page, DO, Andrea Chiavarini, MD, Sara Pentlicky, MD, and Thomas R. Horton, MD. See pages 1, and 4-6.
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  Trust Women (Wichita, KS) -- Aug 2019 -- 24-hour Informed Consent Form & abortionist list

  August 2019 abortionists include: Colleen McNicholas, Geetha Fink, Ruth Lehman (Ruth Lehman Wiens), Jessica Guh, Rebecca Taub, Angela Marchin, & Justin Diedrich.
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  Trust Women 24-hour Consent Form 1/20/2020

  Abortionists listed include: Colleen McNicholas, D.O., Ruth Lehman, M.D., Juliet Marsh, M.D., Rebecca Taub, M.D , Justin Diedrich, M.D. , Angela Marchin, M.D., or Abbey Hardy-Fairbanks, M.D.
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  Women fear for their safety and loss of rights if US abortion laws change -- SkyNews

  2018 article featuring traveling abortionist Andrea Chiavarini.
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  Kansas Dept of Health & Environment logo - (from clinic license)

  Sender logo from the KS Dept of Health & Environment -- see ambulatory surgical center license above.
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  05-22-2019 - Kansas clinic returns to court over telemedicine abortions - KSL.com

  "The clinic in Wichita operated by the Trust Women Foundation also faces a complaint over its past telemedicine abortions filed with the state's medical board by officials from the anti-abortion group Kansans for Life. The state has enacted three laws in eight years to require physicians to be physically present when giving women pregnancy-ending medications."
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  10-14-2019 Death Threats & Abuse: Doctors Brave the Abortion Desert -- Medscape

  Feature story on multiple abortionists and clinics.
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  05-01-2018 - The view from Trust Women’s new Seattle branch is bright -- The Seattle Times

  Article on Julie Burkhart, the founder of Trust Women abortion clinics.
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  02-28-2020 - Abortion Clinics Are the Most Challenging Small Business in America -- Bloomberg

  Includes info on Trust Women Wichita and clinic founder Julie Burkhart.
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  03-23-2020 -- Coronavirus Could End Abortion Access in Some Parts of the US - Here's Why -- VICE

  PDF document.
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  03-23-2020 (printer-friendly) -- Coronavirus Could End Abortion Access in Some Parts of the U.S. Here's Why -- VICE

  Printer-friendly document.
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  County commissioner seeks abortion shutdown amid COVID-19 - The Wichita Eagle - March 30, 2020

  Commissioner Michael O’Donnell said he will ask the commission to shutter the Trust Women Wichita Clinic at Wednesday’s meeting, the first regular meeting since COVID-19 surfaced in the county March 19.
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  Sedgwick County to ask for restrictions on abortion clinics relating to coronavirus - KFDI 101.3 - April 1, 2020
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  Kansas coronavirus update: Anti-abortion forces seek ban - The Garden City Telegram - April 2, 2020

  Kelly said she didn’t view health care facilities as non-essential and had no intention of carving out an exception aimed at abortion clinics. “Women’s reproductive health is considered an essential need and all health care clinics will fall under that category,” the governor said.
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  Abortion demand rising amid pandemic - CBS News - April 14, 2020

  "The calls we've been getting are frantic," said Julie Burkhart, who manages clinics in Wichita, Kansas, and Oklahoma City. "We've seen more women coming sooner than they would have because they're scared they won't be able to access the services later." [...] An influx of women from Texas contributed to the upsurge of abortions at Burkhart's clinic in Wichita. She said it performed 252 abortions in March, up from 90 in March 2019.
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  Coronavirus abortion: Bans, closed clinics, miscarriages - Los Angeles Times - April 16, 2020
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  Trust Women v. Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt - Case # 121693 and Case # 120755
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  CLIA Laboratory Details

  Trust Women appears using old name
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  Business Agent: Rebecca Tong
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  Kansas Business entity profile
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  Article of incorporation - Kansas
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  Corporation Face Page
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  Board members - Tax forms
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  Tax 990 Form - 2015
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  Tax 990 Form - 2016
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  Tax 990 Form - 2017
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  Tax 990 Form - 2018
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  Tax 990 Form - 2019
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  Trust Women Foundation - Initial 2017 tax form (990)
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  Founder and CEO Julie Burkhart steps aside
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  Interview with Ashley Brink - Clinic Director
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  Ashley Brink - Instagram Profile
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  Article -- Kansas appeals court siding with Wichita clinic could be small step toward telemedicine abortions
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  Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments Application for Certification (2013)
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  Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments Application for Certification (2020)
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  Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments Application for Certification (2021)

License

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  Renewal for License to be a Ambulatory Surgical Center 2014-2024

License Restrictions

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  Chiavarini, Andrea -- Kansas medical license - valid through 07-31-2019
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  Oklahoma medical license - Andrea Harrell Chiavarini -- valid through 08-01-2019 - abortion clinic listings

  Practice listings at Trust Women abortion clinics in Wichita, Oklahoma City, and Seattle.
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  Chiavarini, Andrea -- Oklahoma medical license AIM profile - valid through 08-01-2019
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  Chiavarini, Andrea -- Washington state medical license - valid through 10-22-2020
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  Washington state medical license verification -- Andrea Harrell Chiavarini - valid through 10-22-2020
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  South Wind Women's Center (Wichita, KS) -- KS Dept of Health & Environment - Ambulatory Surgical Center license

  Ambulatory Surgical Center license for South Wind Women's Center abortion clinic in Wichita, KS.

Deficiency Report

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  Deficiency reports 2016 to 2020

  06/16/2016 : Failure to follow manufacturer's instructions for test system operation. Personnel fail to adhere to the requirements for test system operation. RH Typing reagents are not being handled and stored as specified in the laboratory procedure. 11/09/2018: Failure to perform and document a competency for the technical consultant for moderate complexity testing. Failure to follow manufacturer's (of Eldoncard RhD) requirements for storage and stability.

Disciplinary History

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  Palmer, Allen S. - Medical License Probation, 1-30-1981 -- Palmer has a felony conviction for Federal Income Tax evasion

  Jan. 30, 1981, Missouri State Board of Registration for the Healing Arts - Palmer's medical license placed on probation for 5 years, from Jan. 1981 through Jan. 1986. Registration Board required Palmer to provide 180 hours per year of free charitable medical services, for a total of five years, in lieu of surrendering his medical license.

Documented Deaths or Serious Injury

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  Redacted Computer-Aided Dispatch Transcript from 8/11/23 Emergency at Trust Women Wichita

  Woman in 30s with life threatening post-procedure hemorrhage/laceration. Lost nearly 40% of blood volume.
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  CAD Transcript (Redacted), 7/14/2023 POSSIBLY DANGEROUS hemorrhage

  2nd Trimester Surgical Abortion Sends 27-Year-Old Woman to the Hospital
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  CAD Transcript (Redacted): 8-9-2022 Emergency Hemorrhage Trust Women Wichita

  "SERIOUS BLEEDING," "POSSIBLY DANGEROUS hemorrhage"
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  CAD-South Wind 911-03262015

  Patient suffered vaginal hemorrhaging. Was transported to Galichia Heart Hospital in Wichita.
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  Gmail - Christmas Break; Dec-22nd at 5pm to Jan-3rd at 7am INCIDENT REPORT_Redacted

  E-mail incident report from the Kansas Coalition for Life indicating that the South Wind Women's Center would not treat a patient for an incomplete medication abortion, but sent her to the pro-life activists on the sidewalk for hep. She was eventually transferred to St. Jospeh's hospital for emergency care.
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  CAD 5107 E Kellogg 2-14-2022

  Ambulance transported woman experiencing dangerous hemorrhaging. Transported to Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, KS.
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  CAD 5107 E Kellogg 6-7-2022

  Wichita, KS - Ambulance called for woman experiencing dangerous hemorrhaging and internal injuries during an abortion. Transported to Wesley Medical Center. No lights or sirens.