Thursday, August 17, 2006

Pendergraft shut down, for the nonce

HT: Jivin J

State bars abortions at 2 clinics in Orlando

For now, all five of Pendergraft's facilities are shut down, but only two closures are expected to be long-term.
The state has ordered two Orlando clinics to stop doing abortions indefinitely and suspended the medical license of their owner, Dr. James Pendergraft, on grounds that he illegally performed third-trimester abortions.

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In addition, Pendergraft's medical license was suspended Wednesday in an emergency order that claims he has shown "a flagrant disregard for the laws of the state of Florida and a willingness to endanger the lives and health of pregnant patients."

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In both cases, the state claims "Dr. Pendergraft endangered two female patients by performing third-trimester abortions outside a hospital setting and without concurring certification from a second physician."

Orlando Women's Center is a NAF member facility.

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