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Alabama Clinic Rebrands with $5M Grant, Faces Lawsuit, Suspension

7/15/2026

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The West Alabama Women’s Center in Tuscaloosa rebranded as WAWC Healthcare after a $5 million Melinda Gates grant, having performed 80,000 abortions.
A 2021 lawsuit alleged an abortion caused a lacerated cervix and left the patient unattended for an hour.
Yellowhammer Fund bought the clinic, appointed Robin Marty communications director, suspended Leah Torres’s license for alleged fraud, and posted that every pregnancy harms health and life while Alabama law blocks abortions.

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Story summary

The West Alabama Women’s Center in Tuscaloosa rebranded as WAWC Healthcare after a $5 million Melinda Gates grant, having performed 80,000 abortions.
A 2021 lawsuit alleged an abortion caused a lacerated cervix and left the patient unattended for an hour.
Yellowhammer Fund bought the clinic, appointed Robin Marty communications director, suspended Leah Torres’s license for alleged fraud, and posted that every pregnancy harms health and life while Alabama law blocks abortions.