Abortionists get 'handcuffing surprise' in mail

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In Tuesday's mail deliveries, maybe Wednesday's, hundreds of abortion providers across the United States were given a "care package" offering a telephone number they can call if they want to get out of the business.

And a pair of handcuffs.

They're just plastic, but they're to remind the abortionists of Naresh Patel, who was arrested a few weeks ago on allegations of felony racketeering that carry a punishment of at least 10 years in prison.

Patel was targeted in a sting in which he allegedly falsely diagnosed undercover investigators as pregnant then prescribed abortion drugs and charged for his services.

The Pro-Life Action League mailed the packages last week on the anniversary of the Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision creating a right to abortion.

The deliveries were expected to be made Tuesday or Wednesday.

The package includes a handwritten note from Pro-Life Action League Executive Director Eric Scheidler.

It says, "Could you be next?"

Said Scheidler: "This is intended to be a wakeup call for America's abortionists. I want to get them thinking about the moral decay they've been drawn into by profiting from taking the lives of unborn human beings."

His hope is that at least some will decide to leave the abortion business.

Mailing the handcuffs is the Pro-Life Action League's latest appeal in an effort to connect abortionists with their consciences. The group says promoting the sanctity of human life and exposing the truth about abortion – "and those who sell it and profit by it – is part of the peaceful grass roots activism that the Pro-Life Action League has fostered during its 35 years on the front lines."

The Oklahoma City newspaper reported Assistant Attorney General Megan Tilly said while racketeering charges rarely are filed, it is appropriate against Patel "based on the egregious nature of the allegations and Dr. Patel's use of his medical practice as a criminal enterprise to defraud vulnerable women."

WND reported when Patel was arrested a statement released by Attorney General Scott Pruitt explained the case against the operator of the Outpatient Services for Women business.

According to the attorney general, undercover agents from the Oklahoma Medical Licensure Board, the Oklahoma City Police Department and the attorney general's office set up appointments with Patel in which the doctor performed ultrasounds and pregnancy tests on undercover agents.

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The doctor is alleged to have fraudulently identified each undercover agent as pregnant. He then prescribed them an abortion-inducing drug, provided directions for administering it and "charged the female agents for the unnecessary treatment."

"This type of fraudulent activity and blatant disregard for the health and well-being of Oklahoma women will not be tolerated," said Pruitt at the time. "Oklahoma women should be able to trust that the advice they receive from their physicians is truthful, accurate and does not jeopardize their health."

The attorney general called the investigation "a textbook demonstration of inter-agency cooperation to protect Oklahomans and prosecute the worst offenders."

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"It's no surprise that those willing to take the lives of unborn children would lose their moral compass and turn to all manner of criminality, as Patel's case illustrates," said Scheidler, "And he's hardly alone."

He cited James Pendergraft of Orlando, who was sent to prison for extortion in 2001 and 2002.

Then there was Phoenix abortionist Brian Finkel, Scheidler noted, who was convicted of sexually molesting patients.

Another is Kermit Gosnell, the Philadelphia abortionist who was convicted of snipping the spinal cords of babies born alive and sentenced to life in prison for murder.

There already is a list of abortionists who have walked away from their profession, he noted.

"We hope our handcuffs care package will add to the number of abortionists we've been able to help leave the abortion industry and begin to make amends for what they’ve done," Scheidler said.

In his note accompanying the handcuffs, Scheidler provided his cellphone number and offered to help each abortionist get out of the business.

"My hope is that, faced with the alternatives of conviction or conversion, an abortionist will choose conversion. I’ll be waiting for that call."