Anniversary: Bled to death from safe, legal abortion in New Jersey

Andre Nehorayoff was disciplined over the abortion death of a patient identified as "Patient E", aka "Ellen Roe". Nehorayoff performed an abortion on November 29, 1983. Ellen was 18 years old and in the second trimester. The medical history section of her chart contains no entries whatsoever, and Nehoraoff performed no physical examination. He did not order an ultrasound or use laminaria, as would be indicated for a second trimester abortion. After the abortion, Nehorayoff discharged Ellen. He had not removed or identified all fetal parts. "Respondent knew or should have known that he had perfomed an incomplete abortion. Respondent failed to have Patient E transferred to a hospital for observation and completion of the procedure." Nehorayoff entered the following note in Ellen's chart: "Pt. is advised that she might pass some tissue, contact me at any time or if she bleeds heavily." So evidently he was aware that he'd preformed an incomplete abortion.

Two days later, Nehorayoff recieved a lab report that detected only placental tissue in the specimen from Ellen's abortion. Nehorayoff noted no attempt to notify Ellen. He also made no note of the report in Ellen's chart.

At 5:10 AM on December 3, Ellen was rushed to an emergency room. She was already in a coma upon admission. An hour and 10 minutes later, she was pronounced dead. At autopsy there was a portion of the fetal left leg protruding from the uterus, and the cause of death was determined to be from hemorrhage due to the incomplete abortion.

Nehorayoff was also disciplined regarding the death of "Patient F". Nehorayoff's other cases are described here.

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