A. To be accurate, it’ s 27,006 Q. Have medical people come to you, who would otherwise shun you? A. Oh, yes, I’ ve had medical people who bring me their wives, and I' ve had quite a few medical people send me patients. Q. But they wouldn’ t perform the operation themselves? A. No, they’ d never perform it, and just exactly what their attitude would be, | don’ t really know. Some of them, | presume, were absolutely against it, because lI’ ve had ministers, and they’ d bring me their daughters or their nieces. Q. Have police come to you for professional services? A. Oh, yes, I’ ve had police in here, too. |’ ve helped them out. |’ ve helped a hell of a lot police out. I’ ve helped a lot of FBI men out. They would be here, and they had me a little bit scared--| didn’ t know whether they were just in to get me or not. Q. What would you say Is the most significant lesson you’ ve learned in all your years as a practicing abortionist? A. You’ ve got to be careful. That’ s the most important thing. And you’ ve got to be cocksure that everything’ s removed. And even the uterus speaks to you and tells you. | could be blind. You see, this is an HOUSE_OVERSIGHT_015063