April 10, 2007 Embargo: Immediate Release Adv Kemp J Kemp SC has accepted the brief to lead for Crystal Osler, her parents and Doctors for Life at the trial of the case against the Rose Clinic, Durban and Danville Girls’ High School. Dr Anne Speckhard, a Professor of Psychiatry at Georgetown University Medical School, Washington DC, USA, expert in post traumatic psychiatric conditions, lands in South Africa tomorrow (April 11) to consult with Crystal prior to the trial. All parties have agreed to a postponement of the trial from April 16th to a date yet to be fixed to enable further expert evidence to be prepared relating to psychiatric, obstetric and medical risks which Crystal’s faces in the future following her 28 week illegal abortion in February 2004. Crystal and her parents, with Doctors for Life as co-plaintiff (in respect of the constitutional right to life of Crystal’s baby son born as a result of the abortion), are suing the school who arranged the abortion behind her parents back, and the Rose clinic, where the abortion took place, for half a million rands damages. In 2006 the clinic staff were convicted of 2000 criminal offences relating to similar illegal abortions as a result of information provided by Doctors for Life. Doctors for Life International represent more than 1300 medical doctors and specialists three-quarters of whom practice in South Africa. Doctors For Life was founded as a South African organisation in 1991 and has spread across the globe. For more information, go to: www.doctorsforlifeinternational.com Other related activities which DFL is involved with are:
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